NG Models May 2025 Release Hints

[JJ Skippy]

24044 China Southern Airlines A318-100 (with "Training Only(培训专用)" titles)
13131 JetBlue Airways A321-200/w N970JB (Blueunity)
13128 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8399
13129 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8586 (revised livery after merger with KE)
61099 China Eastern Airlines A330-200 B-5937 (special paint for the 9th asian winter games)
39102 Korean Air A350-900 HL8598 (the 1st A350 for KE)
39103 Korean Air A350-900 HL8597
[ULTIMATE] 39104 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route) (with stand)
39105 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route)
39107 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-323H ("1st A350 delivered from China" sticker)
39108 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-32FQ
39109 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-900 B-LQA (the 1st A350 for CX)
57021 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-1000 B-LXI (special flight - CX8100 for 100th anniversary of Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport)
[ULTIMATE] 04001 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (Farewell flight) (with stand)
04002 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (last flight)
04003 Air China 747-400 B-2447
04006 Air China 747-400 B-2472
83017 CAAC MD-82 B-2103
24057 China Southern Airlines MD-82 B-2139
[LITE] PLA048 PLA Air Force Xian Y-20 20048 (with plastic stand)

If you don’t collect aircraft from Asia you’re looking at a pretty bland release.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

The B- reg A330 hint is curiously absent for the second consecutive month.
I'm guessing the artwork isn't in place yet as it's pretty complex ish - as @YesterAirlines review of its A320 companion pointed out.

Ah I see it's on the list @JJ Skippy shared - though as of now - no artwork on the website
Guess it'll come soon!

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

24044 China Southern Airlines A318-100 (with "Training Only(培训专用)" titles)
13131 JetBlue Airways A321-200/w N970JB (Blueunity)
13128 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8399
13129 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8586 (revised livery after merger with KE)
61099 China Eastern Airlines A330-200 B-5937 (special paint for the 9th asian winter games)
39102 Korean Air A350-900 HL8598 (the 1st A350 for KE)
39103 Korean Air A350-900 HL8597
[ULTIMATE] 39104 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route) (with stand)
39105 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route)
39107 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-323H ("1st A350 delivered from China" sticker)
39108 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-32FQ
39109 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-900 B-LQA (the 1st A350 for CX)
57021 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-1000 B-LXI (special flight - CX8100 for 100th anniversary of Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport)
[ULTIMATE] 04001 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (Farewell flight) (with stand)
04002 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (last flight)
04003 Air China 747-400 B-2447
04006 Air China 747-400 B-2472
83017 CAAC MD-82 B-2103
24057 China Southern Airlines MD-82 B-2139
[LITE] PLA048 PLA Air Force Xian Y-20 20048 (with plastic stand)

If you don’t collect aircraft from Asia you’re looking at a pretty bland release.

The two CZs are there as called earlier
I didn't expect this list to have much for me - but it does - 5 in fact!
2 CZs
3U A350
One of the KE A350s
The MU A332

Looking forward to pictures of the 744. Will then pick up one of the CAs

 

[Boeing_3019]

24044 China Southern Airlines A318-100 (with "Training Only(培训专用)" titles)
13131 JetBlue Airways A321-200/w N970JB (Blueunity)
13128 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8399
13129 Asiana Airlines A321neo HL8586 (revised livery after merger with KE)
61099 China Eastern Airlines A330-200 B-5937 (special paint for the 9th asian winter games)
39102 Korean Air A350-900 HL8598 (the 1st A350 for KE)
39103 Korean Air A350-900 HL8597
[ULTIMATE] 39104 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route) (with stand)
39105 Sichuan Airlines A350-900 B-32HG (Panda Route)
39107 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-323H ("1st A350 delivered from China" sticker)
39108 China Eastern Airlines A350-900 B-32FQ
39109 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-900 B-LQA (the 1st A350 for CX)
57021 Cathay Pacific Airways A350-1000 B-LXI (special flight - CX8100 for 100th anniversary of Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport)
[ULTIMATE] 04001 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (Farewell flight) (with stand)
04002 Air China 747-400 B-2445 (last flight)
04003 Air China 747-400 B-2447
04006 Air China 747-400 B-2472
83017 CAAC MD-82 B-2103
24057 China Southern Airlines MD-82 B-2139
[LITE] PLA048 PLA Air Force Xian Y-20 20048 (with plastic stand)

If you don’t collect aircraft from Asia you’re looking at a pretty bland release.

They better not mess up that KE engine logo this time, I've been wanting a KE A350 on an NG mould

 

[nb.aviation]

Ah I see it's on the list @JJ Skippy shared - though as of now - no artwork on the website
Guess it'll come soon!

This is for 61099

 

[swagninja84]

pics

 

[swagninja84]

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

This is for 61099

Yeah I curious why the artwork isn't shared - licensing?

 

[Charter]

Completely boring releases, unfortunately NGModels is flatted on the usual models, airlines and liveries. Not for me.

 

[bakejobb_23]

my brain after seeing no additional N regs or fun European airlines after already seeing the teasers a week before (i’m 100% delusional at every turn don’t mind me)

 

[BHD]

At least there’s jet blue Blue Unity livery

 

[ChairFlyer101]

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If they finally remove the side slip sensors from the top of the nose on the CX A35k I'd buy it to replace my current one. Also would be cool to have the Kai Tak flyover bird.

 

[pons399]

Pepsi 350 looks good, hopefully the real thing delivers.

 

[Matt Reid]

Until NG went all Chinese and Asian I used to order at least 2 models a month. I have only ordered 4 this year. They used to be my favourite manufacturer but they are now the most disappointing.

 

[YesterAirlines]

I 100% understand the frustration of European customers, but I have heard from two brands at least that sales in Europe are poor and when you look at the number of retailers in Europe there are not very many selling 400 scale (I count 7 and 3 of those are Dutch). There are 5 in the UK alone!

In relation to US customers tariffs is the answer plain and simple.

Looking at 2025 release announcement stats for the 3 big brands that release monthly and deliver regularly (so not JC Wings) the geographic spread looks like this:



From this you can see NG are making a lot of Chinese models (but nobody else is ignoring Panda and their OEM market) and they still are making decent numbers of Euro, Asian and US. Rest of world diversity has flatlined though. You can also see why the tariffs are such bad news for Gemini and that Phoenix are producing the most balanced set nowadays.

 

[airbeluga]

Great to see the 744 coming.

But I stopped collecting chinese airlines and have this part of my collection for sale.

 

[YesterAirlines]

The May set from NG Models is smaller than usual and shows the impacts of the tariff situation, as it is strongly focused on Asian models. Sadly the lack of N reg doesn't make for a boon for Euro collectors though. Check out my thoughts and rankings here.