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Glad NG re-released an Aegean 321Neo - even more so because it's SX-NAH.
Here she's together with her 320 sisters.
They corrected the letter spacing on the titles, but they need to improve on their color management - ok, maybe I'm overly picky here as I've been looking at colors once to often on the job.
Aegean by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
Wait, the blue on the ceo (left) is darker
 
Wait, the blue on the ceo (left) is darker
Blame this on the photographers inability to set up uniform illumination. The 320s should be identical as they likely came from one batch.
The 321's blue is slightly lacking chroma (maybe a drop of red). No big deal really and likely hard to see for the untrained eye.
Love them all three.
 
A lot of new arrivals in last few days, so let's look into my Boeings first then...

An MD-11 - well Boeing purchased MD so let's still view it as part of Boeing😛
Phoenix VARIG MD-11 PP-VOP
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VARIG has been a part of Kai Tak final years - and MD-11 in this livery has been the mainstay throughout RG's presence so I am very happy to have this Latin representative joining my fleet😄
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2 generations of VARIG livery on MD-11 - ironically the old livery is a brand new model whereas the new livery is in an ancient DW...

Next up a pair of Delta 764 by Panda
Pandamodels Delta Air Lines B767-400ER N844MH "Skyteam"
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Pandamodels Delta Air Lines B767-400ER N845MH "BCRF" 2nd Gen.
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A comparison of the PandaModels Skyteam with Phoenix Skyteam (The MU 346 is also a new addition to my fleet - will post it shortly)
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The fact that Phoenix inability to properly handle pearlescent in livery (Virgin Atlanric, EVA AIR, Skyteam) is starting to drive me nuts I must say...🙄

Finally a narrowbody from a new brand
Aeropolaris Greater Bay Airlines B737-800 B-KJA
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As the successor of HYJL this 738 is a nice model - though the tasteless livery is pretty meh...
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Two HK LCC (Though GBA never admit themselves as LCC officially even when they act like one...)
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I should mention that the GBA model come with a nice gate pad and with FantasyWing's GSE set this looks really nice😄
 
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Peach Aviation "Fly to Amami" Livery
JA08VA
A320 (WL)
Panda Models
  • My first A320 model (and 2nd aircraft) by Panda Models
  • The model arrived with a broken right wing, and a loose left wing. It looked like they weren't properly glued, which is a shame, because the aircraft looks really good
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Japan Airlines "Expo 2025" Livery
JA823J
B787-8
NG Models
All Nippon Airways "Star Alliance" Livery
JA731A
B777-300ER
Aviation400
  • comes with a stand
 
An MD-11 - well Boeing purchased MD so let's still view it as part of Boeing😛
Phoenix VARIG MD-11 PP-VOP
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VARIG has been a part of Kai Tak final years - and MD-11 in this livery has been the mainstay throughout RG's presence so I am very happy to have this Latin representative joining my fleet😄

Very cool to finally see this model! I plan to keep my old Gemini version though, because despite the better overall quality of the new Phoenix model, I still dislike the gears and engines of the PHX MD-11 :(
 
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A lot of new arrivals in last few days, so let's look into my Boeings first then...

An MD-11 - well Boeing purchased MD so let's still view it as part of Boeing😛
Phoenix VARIG MD-11 PP-VOP
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VARIG has been a part of Kai Tak final years - and MD-11 in this livery has been the mainstay throughout RG's presence so I am very happy to have this Latin representative joining my fleet😄
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2 generations of VARIG livery on MD-11 - ironically the old livery is a brand new model whereas the new livery is in an ancient DW...

Next up a pair of Delta 764 by Panda
Pandamodels Delta Air Lines B767-400ER N844MH "Skyteam"
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Pandamodels Delta Air Lines B767-400ER N845MH "BCRF" 2nd Gen.
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A comparison of the PandaModels Skyteam with Phoenix Skyteam (The MU 346 is also a new addition to my fleet - will post it shortly)
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The fact that Phoenix inability to properly handle pearlescent in livery (Virgin Atlanric, EVA AIR, Skyteam) is starting to drive me nuts I must say...🙄

Finally a narrowbody from a new brand
Aeropolaris Greater Bay Airlines B737-800 B-KJA
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As the successor of HYJL this 738 is a nice model - though the tasteless livery is pretty meh...
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Two HK LCC (Though GBA never admit themselves as LCC officially even when they act like one...)
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I should mention that the GBA model come with a nice gate pad and with FantasyWing's GSE set this looks really nice😄
Awesome to see these - probably the first pictures of the 'real' models - didn't know the PHX ones are released already - eagerly awaiting my copy of the MU and Varig - the latter looks spectacular
Something looks off with the Panda 764 nose section - the radome shape?
The GBA model looks good - Panda mould looks like?
 
Has anyone received N844MH SkyTeam Delta 767-400ER from Panda? I preordered in june and still not released at AviationMegastore (Netherlands)
 
Continuing on my new arrivals - this time a bunch of Widebody Airbuses

First - a pair of A332
Phoenix Aerolineas Argentinas A330-200 LV-KAO
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It seems like the port side and starboard side ain't the same... Interesting...
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Aeroclassics A330-200 Northwest Airlines N858NW
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Then a pair of A340-300
Aeroclassics A340-300 Air Canada C-FYLD "Star Alliance" 1st gen.
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My DW Lufthansa A342 finally gets a sibling!
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Phoenix A340-300 Air Jamaica 6Y-JMP
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An Iranian A340-200
Phoenix A340-200 Mahan Air EP-IJA
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Finally the China Eastern Skyteam A346
Phoenix A340-600 China Eastern B-6053 "Skyteam"
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Gosh I hate PH for not bother to get pearlescent color... Even the much older AC NW A332 get a pearlescent touch and Phoenix still choose to forget it...
 
Continuing on my new arrivals - this time a bunch of Widebody Airbuses

First - a pair of A332
Phoenix Aerolineas Argentinas A330-200 LV-KAO
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It seems like the port side and starboard side ain't the same... Interesting...
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What has happened to the PHX A330 landing gears 😳😳😳. They're worse-than-JC-ey now - forcing the wings to a weird dihedral??!!!

I now see the same issue with their LH D-AIMD and the A332 prototype - @DTcustoms request your inputs here - what's happening at PHX and why the decision to shorten the main landing gears - destroying a perfectly fine A330 family?

If this continues, it only leaves us with NG's as 'the' correct A330 representation.

It'll be unfortunate to loose the 2nd best A330s in PHX
I regret ordering the Monarch and Rwanda now, besides the D-AIMD - chose to pick up a PHX A330 after a long hiatus.
What's wrong with this hobby - good things just don't stay
 
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