Retooled nose (?) 747-8i blank by NG Models

[Theresa apocalypse222222]

The problem is not only on the blank model their previous 747-8 releases also experiencing a problem on wrong front section shape(very obvious if U look above the nose section). Just stopping purchasing NG models they are not willing to repair or fix their moulds(some nice moulds like A330 and 737 has worn down and they refuse to fix them) furthermore their models are made from scrap metals which is super cheap. And they sell them at a high price to the customers

 

[Phantom]

... their models are made from scrap metals which is super cheap...

Any more info on this? The engineer in me would like to know more. What kind of scrap metal would that be?

 

[Theresa apocalypse222222]

Any more info on this? The engineer in me would like to know more. What kind of scrap metal would that be?

They used the recycled Zink alloy slag. Which is extremely cheap and bad quality

 

[Theresa apocalypse222222]

For my own opinion currently 1:400 747-8 mould PH>HX>JC >NG sometimes NG’s mould looks quite accurate one the side however if U look from other dimensions it is quite strange. examples like their 747,767,md80 moulds

 

[Phantom]

They used the recycled Zink alloy slag. Which is extremely cheap and bad quality

I'm sure you have some evidence for such accusation?

 

[YesterAirlines]

For my own opinion currently 1:400 747-8 mould PH>HX>JC >NG sometimes NG’s mould looks quite accurate one the side however if U look from other dimensions it is quite strange. examples like their 747,767,md80 moulds

Your suggested order of accuracy for 747-8 moulds is quite funny. Perhaps flip it the other way around and it might be accurate. The suggestion the Phoenix mould is the most accurate is crazy.

Your accusations about their A330s and 737s are also 100% without evidence. Just what are you actually on about? I can't think of a brand that spends more time modifying and fixing moulds - moulds that are already almost always superior to the competition.

 

[777-300ER]

For my own opinion currently 1:400 747-8 mould PH>HX>JC >NG

Well it’s your subjective opinion and you are right to have your preferences but I think most people (including myself) will agree with NG(LH)>NG(blank)>JC/GJ>HX>PH

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Your suggested order of accuracy for 747-8 moulds is quite funny. Perhaps flip it the other way around and it might be accurate. The suggestion the Phoenix mould is the most accurate is crazy.

Well it’s your subjective opinion and you are right to have your preferences but I think most people (including myself) will agree with NG(LH)>NG(blank)>JC/GJ>HX>PH

Yes, and this is also what I have expressed earlier in this chat as soon as @Phantom posted those great GIFs - The mould version used in the NG LH model in his photos - is the correct-est 747-8i representation yet - and thus my concern and let's say sadness, at seeing it being messed up in the 'blank version' (if that's a 'new' version of the mould)
I'm hoping though, that those blanks are from a previous iteration of their 747-8i which they probably produced before the ensuing feedback received and corrections made to perfect the tooling. Hoping is the operative word here

 

[Theresa apocalypse222222]

NG use recycled slag metals which has larger particles just look at P1 which is the comparison to JC

This result in broken wings and detaching part as well as peeling off paints

 

[Travertineeye]

Maybe, just maybe the blank model is from a set of casts made before the final and most accurate version would be released, which in my opinion is the Lufthansa release. Seriously hope we don't see releases going forward with the nose shapes seen in the blank model.

 

[YesterAirlines]

NG use recycled slag metals which has larger particles just look at P1 which is the comparison to JC

This result in broken wings and detaching part as well as peeling off paints
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So you have some shots of god knows what from some Chinese forums. They just look like damaged models people have been breaking.

Nobody outside of China has reported or seen anything like this at all. That is not 'evidence' I have any confidence in at all.

I own 345 models from the NG factories and I haven't seen any evidence of any issues at all - so I call BS on this. NG models literally never come with broken parts in my experience and barely ever with detached parts too. Certainly in comparison to other 400 scale brands their paint and QC has been exemplary.

 

[swagninja84]

The problem is not only on the blank model their previous 747-8 releases also experiencing a problem on wrong front section shape(very obvious if U look above the nose section). Just stopping purchasing NG models they are not willing to repair or fix their moulds(some nice moulds like A330 and 737 has worn down and they refuse to fix them) furthermore their models are made from scrap metals which is super cheap. And they sell them at a high price to the customers

This must be Andrews burner account

 

[Phantom]

NG use recycled slag metals which has larger particles just look at P1 which is the comparison to JC

This result in broken wings and detaching part as well as peeling off paints
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I'm not sure what P1 really shows, but I've got a few bare metal (blank) NG parts and they all look as good as it gets from a tech point of view.
In the other pics I see a detached v.tail and a detached engine which isn't even metal but plastic and yes, Zamak isn't the most flexible material. Drop it you break it. Which is particularly true for details like sharklets.
I'm not saying NG wont make it to the zinc rot topics sooner or later - I understand that alloy impurities might still be a problem in China.

But when asking for evidence I'd have some (first hand) metallographic analysis results in mind.