Ng models March 2025 Release Hints

[777-300ER]

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It looks like we’re getting the new messed up cockpit windows again

The 2 external cockpit windows at each side are a little oversized on new Cathay release and Air China (regular), which make it look "messed up" but actually, if they resize them, it will be perfect.

However, on the Star Alliance Air China, it is clearly messed up:
The shape is still good (not excellent) but the angle is worse than Cathay release and they have the same size issue.

Cathay and Air China (regular) are still better than NG previous crooked small windows and bad mould shape for the 777.

Moreover, now they finally fixed the nose shape and the area above the cockpit windows (which is still not perfect but better than the previous version). They also added complexity to the APU design

 

[BHD]

@pons399 here's the KE 747-8

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The shine of that chest line is beautiful can’t wait for this aircraft

 

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And here’s the Mickey Toontown 737-800
Why is goofy mouth so pink another problem NG..

 

[ChairFlyer101]

The 2 external cockpit windows at each side are a little oversized on new Cathay release and Air China (regular), which make it look "messed up" but actually, if they resize them, it will be perfect.

However, on the Star Alliance Air China, it is clearly messed up:View attachment 40831
The shape is still good (not excellent) but the angle is worse than Cathay release and they have the same size issue.

Cathay and Air China (regular) are still better than NG previous crooked small windows and bad mould shape for the 777.

Moreover, now they finally fixed the nose shape and the area above the cockpit windows (which is still not perfect but better than the previous version). They also added complexity to the APU design

Agreed. I didn’t compare it to the air china so I didn’t realize there’s been a significant improvement. But the width like you said still throws the perception of the total shape off.

 

[Aircrafter93]

All pictures will be posted on instagram shortly
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My only critique is that the Korean logo on the engines is placed too high. NG seems to have a problem of doing this, especially with the MD-80 logos on MD releases (Iberia and now the CAAC release)

 

[Wiseman]

These were just posted on their wechat

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Those Trump 757s certainly have a rather…bold… choice of box art.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Those Trump 757s certainly have a rather…bold… choice of box art.

Yes..........
Attracts the flies....?

 

[LeoMuse747]

@pons399 here's the KE 747-8

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A beauty!!!
Just shows how nice this livery is... and how inferior the new is.

By the way, would be interesting to see a comparison of this NG release and the HX Korean 747-8

 

[Phantom]

So what was the reason why NG killed the 777 with this new mould? The new one looks atrocious.

 

[Phantom]

A beauty!!!

Yes, but I was already thinking about canceling my order due to the misplaced logos on the nacelle.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

By the way, would be interesting to see a comparison of this NG release and the HX Korean 747-8

At 56% of the price of NG's (for the standard version), I guess one can overlook its flaws. I'm tempted to get an FD version.

 

[777-300ER]

So what was the reason why NG killed the 777 with this new mould? The new one looks atrocious.

What makes you tell this? The oversized cockpit windows has nothing to do with the mould itself

 

[Phantom]

What makes you tell this? The oversized cockpit windows has nothing to do with the mould itself

A "wrong" artwork looks bad on a "correct" mould as much as a correct artwork looks bad on an erroneous mould.
Here the oversized (too wide) cockpit artwork still doesn't look wide enough for the mould which speaks volumes.

The APU section just adds to this. Those two now prominently moulded protrusions the size of a man are just two light sockets on the real thing. But I guess this just goes along the latest trend of gimmicks over accuracy.

 

[Phantom]

If anyone's willing to, place a good mould 767 (Panda or NG) nose to nose with some 777 models and compare. The section 41 (nose/cockpit) should be identical if the 777 is as good as the 767 - granted the latter is.
Or even better, take a cockpit decal that fits nicely to the Panda 767 and apply it to this new NG 777.

 

[pons399]

@pons399 here's the KE 747-8

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Engine logos are way too high. I’m willing to let minor errors slide, but this is visible from a mile away.

I remember NG’s Iberia MD-88 having the same problem. Anyone know if it was a QC issue, or one present on all examples?

 

[777-300ER]

Here the oversized (too wide) cockpit artwork still doesn't look wide enough for the mould which speaks volumes.

I don’t agree. Even tough the mould is not perfect (just like any other 777 mould), it can still look great with correct cockpit windows, unlike their previous 777 mould where the area above the cockpit was too narrow and the nose shape wrong. Even when they printed the cockpit windows in close to perfect proportion for KLM pride, Korean and Qatar releases, it looked bad.

If they just adjust the windows size, believe me or not, their 777 will definitely be more accurate than any other brand version of the aircraft.

The APU section just adds to this. Those two now prominently moulded protrusions the size of a man are just two light sockets on the real thing.

You are right on this but it still doesn’t make the whole mould "atrocious"

 

[Phantom]

If they just adjust the windows size, believe me or not, their 777 will definitely be more accurate than any other brand version of the aircraft.

You are more than welcome to do what I suggested in #74.

 

[pons399]

For what it’s worth, it looks a little better in this pic from Taobao. Could be a QC issue.

 

[YesterAirlines]

For what it’s worth, it looks a little better in this pic from Taobao. Could be a QC issue.

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No it is definitely too high - but only by about a mm. Nothing to lose any sleep over for me

 

[777-300ER]

For what it’s worth, it looks a little better in this pic from Taobao. Could be a QC issue.

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The colors here look better than NG pics. Same of LH D-ABYM