Phoenix Models - Ilyushin Il-96-400 Sample Review

[YesterAirlines]

I am very pleased to say Phoenix has joined the long list of manufacturers working with me to improve 400 scale by providing new mould samples for review. They recently announced the Il-96-400 as their latest new casting and the sample arrived at the hangar on Monday. It's great to see new types in 400 scale, especially when they have four engines!

Ilyushin Il-96-400 Phoenix Model Sample Mould

A look at the new Phoenix Models Sample for the Ilyushin Il-96-400 in 400 Scale

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[LeoMuse747]

Great stuff! Now make them update (heavily!) their 747s
The IL-96 is indeed a very solid offering from Phoenix. Maybe their best mould?

BTW, the winglets still look crap. Too vertical.

 

[YesterAirlines]

C'mon guys I'm a little disappointed in the lack of excitement about this new mould. You're all too busy wasting your money on Southwest 737s and Delta CRJs with the gear on the wrong way around

Anyway, I can't get enough of the new Phoenix-model Il-96-400 mould and here's a video look at the new sample they have sent me:

 

[Mark22]

I'm glad there's a new mould that isn't a modern twin engine. Will definitely buy one, but most schemes don't excite me enough.

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

C'mon guys I'm a little disappointed in the lack of excitement about this new mould. You're all too busy wasting your money on Southwest 737s and Delta CRJs with the gear on the wrong way around

Haha truth!
Maybe the American collectors aren't as interested in this one.
The Pre-Orders are almost sold out though at my regular retailer (closer to home here). I too placed an order for both. Can't miss this rarity. And as an obsessive Quadjet collector - not at all

Edit: Great review, Richard - hopefully the modifications to the engines and winglets will be made
This is an aircraft I'd been looking forward to in 1:400 - thoroughly excited!

 

[Phantom]

C'mon guys I'm a little disappointed in the lack of excitement about this new mould.

Review a great new mould for a 707, 727 or a 747Classic and you have my excitement

 

[Jazajia]

... You're all too busy wasting your money on Southwest 737s and ...

Not exactly 737s...




Edit: Phantom, sorry If I hurt your eyes...

 

[YesterAirlines]

Not exactly 737s...

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Edit: Phantom, sorry If I hurt your eyes...

Ugh. The colour on the Gemini is as bad as I feared and they seem to have lost all their nosegear tyre stocks

 

[DTcustoms]

Here is the fuselage of the -400T/400M, with the correct fuselage taper

 

[LeoMuse747]

Really good to see Phoenix taking their time to proper develop a correct mould!

 

[Jazajia]

Really good to see Phoenix taking their time to proper develop a correct mould!

It is the first mold they develop since the existence of Yesterday's Airlines and all the Facebook groups, etc. It would have been nice if this same approach had been taken when some of their previous molds were developed. Plenty of molds to be created moving forward though.

 

[YesterAirlines]

It is the first mold they develop since the existence of Yesterday's Airlines and all the Facebook groups, etc. It would have been nice if this same approach had been taken when some of their previous molds were developed. Plenty of molds to be created moving forward though.

They haven't made much but I've been about 10 years with the site now and in that time they have made new moulds for these two, albeit variants not totally new:

737 MAX-8 & MAX-9
A330-800/900