NG Oct 2023 Release Hints

[pons399]

Uh, it would be great to start seeing some actual 748s. Lots of real -8Fs to make, fantasies shouldn't even be a thing after the first release.

 

[CO777]

Indeed, pretty disappointing! Nothing for me this month. Alaska, Spirit.... there are enough of these versions already out!

 

[1/400collector]

BOAC fantasy 747 for me

 

[LeoMuse747]

Boring stuff. That Level A330 "El Mago Pop" is such a random choice.

 

[Danio1988]

Copied from DAC

88011 Batik Air Malaysia (Malindo Air) 737 MAX 8 9M-LRF
78002 BOAC 747-8 G-BOAC(fantasy livery)
78003 BOAC 747-8F G-BOAC(fantasy livery)
53201 Argentina - Air Force 757-200 ARG-01
72049 American Airlines 777-200ER N759AN(Pink Ribbon cs, polished cs)
72029 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMML(GREAT Festival of Creativity cs; equipped with TRENT 800 engines)
72030 British Airways 777-200ER G-YMMH(Panda flight; equipped with TRENT 800 engines)
56026 Blank Model 787-10 Dreamliner N/A
49013 Brazilian Air Force A319-100 ACJ(VC-1A) FAB2101
49015 Brazilian Air Force A319-100 ACJ(VC-1A) FAB2101(o/c)
49016 China United Airlines A319-100 B-4090
49017 China United Airlines A319-100 B-4091
49018 China United Airlines A319-100 B-4092
49026 Delta Air Lines A319-100 N301NB
15015 Alaska Airlines A320-200 N855VA(San Francisco Giants cs)
15016 Alaska Airlines A320-200/w N361VA
15036 Spirit Airlines A320-200/w N648NK
15037 Spirit Airlines A320-200 N697NK
61062 Level A330-200 EC-NRH
62063 Level A330-300 EC-NHM(El Mago Pop on Broadway cs)
54016 Aeroflot Tu-154B CCCP-85000
40015 Russia State Transport Company Tu-214PU RA-64520(with radar equipments)
40018 Russia - Air Force Tu-214PU-SBUS RA-64530(with radar equipments)

Again hugely disappointed. The TU-154 is the only decent model for me.

I have the JC 772 for the Panda and the Phoenix 772 for the GREAT Festival of Flight, would anyone sell those to get the NG versions?

 

[keji833]

But that Tu-154 looks sexy tho

 

[B767Avia]

I do not understand the reason behind two Alaska 320s, but at least the Delta 319 has been a long time coming.

 

[reggiehunt]

I am assuming that 154 will be in the early 70s delivery scheme?
A beautiful model I'm sure, but off by about ten years for me.

 

[Mark22]

It's the first scheme

 

[pommy80]

Boring stuff. That Level A330 "El Mago Pop" is such a random choice.

NG like their special liveries.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It's the first scheme

The best release of the month, and perfect - such a rare two colour SU. It's the Tu 154 prototype looks like - though will need to check if there's any scheme differences with the AC version (which I have) - but will get this nonetheless. One for the workplace, one for the home.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Boring stuff. That Level A330 "El Mago Pop" is such a random choice.

am sure they received tons of requests for that one. imo Level has a banal scheme - definitely in the top 10 of banal schemes - such potential with those colours and the iconography, but no....... What's with the drought in creativity with current EC reg airlines? Iberojet better-ish still (though can't get over how badly painted their A339 is - with the ghost of the previous scheme showing below)

 

[Phantom]

It's the first scheme

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Will be interesting to see how this turns out.
They still have the retool the flaptracks on their 154B, but 85000 was again different in several other areas compared to a series production airframe.

 

[LeoMuse747]

am sure they received tons of requests for that one. imo Level has a banal scheme - definitely in the top 10 of banal schemes - such potential with those colours and the iconography, but no....... What's with the drought in creativity with current EC reg airlines? Iberojet better-ish still (though can't get over how badly painted their A339 is - with the ghost of the previous scheme showing below)

yes, Level have a boring scheme too but I guess many other Spanish A330s could be made...

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Will be interesting to see how this turns out.
They still have the retool the flaptracks on their 154B, but 85000 was again different in several other areas compared to a series production airframe.

my thoughts too - the engines are different too, if I recall correctly? AC of course didn't bother when they released this one and a collector friend of mine ended up rectifying the model himself.

 

[Bulgogi77]

NG Delta A319 !!! That's a pre-order from me. I'll get it over the Gemini version since NG has the better mold. It's certainly interesting to see NG and Gemini doing this aircraft pretty close together. I'm glad to see NG doing Delta again after over a year. The Delta A319 has been a long-awaited aircraft in 1:400 scale as the last release was at least 5+ years ago (might be more like a decade).

Other than that, nothing really interesting for me. It's not an outstanding set but there's certainly been worse. I suspected we'd get double Spirit & Alaska A320s, and I was indeed right. I'll just pick up the Spirit A320neo from the August set to get Spirit into my collection.

 

[IndyJets]

FAB2 is definetely an Odd Reg IMO, Unless its a typo.

It's a military registration

 

[British Airways fan]

Phwoar imagine if it was! I have the Phoenix one so not sure I’d get an NG 1. Certainly be demand for it.

Dont think the Y*** reg 772s carried Project Utopia tails did they? Could be wrong though

Only the V reg GE engines had world tails im pretty sure

 

[JJ Skippy]

Picking up the Delta 319 and Spirit 320S as I’ve been lacking the latter; the former I want to replace my AC rendition.

 

[Super727]

Delta A319 is very welcome for me. On the fence about whether to get another Spirit A320. NG have definitely been on a Spirit kick. And although I won't be getting it since it's well outside my criteria, that Argentine 757 is going to look really nice; looking forward to seeing pics of it.