Show Your Latest 1:400 Purchase
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bakejobb_23
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My two 3D Design Deck USAir Dash 8s finally arrived after spending a good week with customs. very happy! My usual posts in my thread to follow shortly 
abdulmohiuddin
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Last new arrival for a while, but I had come across a model on eBay, one that I had been wanting for a long while. I noticed that it was listed by Northeast Diecast, so I decided to buy directly from their website.
Firstly, I present the PIA A310 AP-BEB by Aeroclassics. I was never able to find this model, which makes sense given that it only had a production run of 100 models. Very nice, although the livery application isn't the best for such a simple scheme.
Secondly, I present the PIA ATR 42 AP-BHO by JC Wings. It is one of 5 different PIA ATR's that exist in 1/400 scale. I am impressed at the tail artwork still being well done at such small size. It is quite amusing to see the ATR next to the 747, the size difference is quite something.
Overall very happy with this model purchase, but a $120 tariff price has somewhat soured this purchase of 2 very important models to me and my collection.
Firstly, I present the PIA A310 AP-BEB by Aeroclassics. I was never able to find this model, which makes sense given that it only had a production run of 100 models. Very nice, although the livery application isn't the best for such a simple scheme.
Secondly, I present the PIA ATR 42 AP-BHO by JC Wings. It is one of 5 different PIA ATR's that exist in 1/400 scale. I am impressed at the tail artwork still being well done at such small size. It is quite amusing to see the ATR next to the 747, the size difference is quite something.
Overall very happy with this model purchase, but a $120 tariff price has somewhat soured this purchase of 2 very important models to me and my collection.
New arrival for me:
Polar Air Cargo
Boeing 747-100SF
N853FT
Custom model based on a Northwest Cargo donor (see it here!!!) by Dragon Wings.
Custom work done by my custom-maker friend here in my city.
It seems the tail decal ended up being a bit too small to the tail area. The fuselage decals were also placed too aft... But I can live with these issues.
Couldn't find the BigBird version for a nice price, so this will do for the time being
Polar Air Cargo
Boeing 747-100SF
N853FT
Custom model based on a Northwest Cargo donor (see it here!!!) by Dragon Wings.
Custom work done by my custom-maker friend here in my city.
It seems the tail decal ended up being a bit too small to the tail area. The fuselage decals were also placed too aft... But I can live with these issues.
Couldn't find the BigBird version for a nice price, so this will do for the time being
quanng
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so many great classics there
Thank you! It was somewhat coincidental to have a whole new haul of classic despite being a collector for current/active aircraft.
abdulmohiuddin
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Mind if I ask what exactly is your collecting criteria, cuz it seems to be a very broad spectrum
quanng
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Mind if I ask what exactly is your collecting criteria, cuz it seems to be a very broad spectrum
I must admit that the spectrum seemed wide but it can be summarized into these 4 categories (i think i did “violate” the principle but couldn’t hold myself when a nice model is offered at a good price):
“Firstly, active aircraft of flag carriers, then secondary airlines throughout the world, with suitable equipments flying to my fictional diorama airport. I tend to have only one representative for each airline.
Secondly, aircrafts from my home country (Vietnam) carriers. I do not buy all releases though, because my priority is for the first.
Thirdly, aircraft for my fictional airline, based on my fictional islands. (The core (major) fleet includes 757 - largest portion, BAE 146, Fokker 70/100, ATR42/72, B732 - there are other minor types like 736, 737 Classic also)
Lastly are the interesting aircraft of the past time (a.k.a classic models)”
This is just a shortened version of the whole post discussing collectors’ criteria for their models, which was surprisingly shared nearly 3 years ago.
777-300ER
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The cockpit windows still seem bad from this picture. Also the nose shape
It looks surprisingly good for JetHut, although I wonder if the GE90s are a bit oversized. They're big engines, I know, but are they that big?
Phantom
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Here's three additional shots showing the high printing. NG sure had better releases.
hl8597d by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
hl8597c by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
hl8597e by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrBoeing_3019
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Sad, it's still too highHere's three additional shots showing the high printing. NG sure had better releases.
I'm now starting to notice the silver cheatline is a little too high as wellYeah, it looks like the window printing is placed high on this one. Can see this more easily in the last image showing the front view.Here's three additional shots showing the high printing. NG sure had better releases.
planes_on_a_shelf
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This KE-only error is a curious incident.
All the other A350s in the same batch, and released along with it, are perfectly fine!
All the other A350s in the same batch, and released along with it, are perfectly fine!
pons399
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That’s the norm
Out of NG’s 11 separate KE releases, there’s exactly 1 without some glaring flaw.
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josecolme
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Got a few in lately.
AC 707-300 Sabena
NG A321NEO KLM
NG 757-200 Condor "Rizzi Bird"
AC 727-200 American (I've been getting all possible American 727s. Hoping to make a custom myself soon)
AC 737-200 Aloha Last colors ( looking for the flower livery)
GJ DC-8-50 Braniff "Calder"
AC C-9 US Navy
AC 707-300 Sabena
NG A321NEO KLM
NG 757-200 Condor "Rizzi Bird"
AC 727-200 American (I've been getting all possible American 727s. Hoping to make a custom myself soon)
AC 737-200 Aloha Last colors ( looking for the flower livery)
GJ DC-8-50 Braniff "Calder"
AC C-9 US Navy
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onemanfromussr
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My new planes.
YU Model CAAC B-256 HS121 Trident 2E
NG Starlux A359
Hard to find these 2 babys
YU Model CAAC B-256 HS121 Trident 2E
NG Starlux A359
Hard to find these 2 babys
