I have been offline for quite a while and did not have many new arrivals. With today’s 2 new incoming model, I would like to share them with a narrowbody I received a week ago.
First is the sole Airbus -
Middle Eastern Airlines A321-271N T7-ME3 by
PandaModels. I have been looking to add this model to my collection for years, waited for a discounted price but ended up paying the original price. The model got a slight paint blemish… not 100% perfect but is a nice addition to my current active collection, which I can apply on the route from Beirut to the Far East with a stopover in Central Asia for my airport model.
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Next is a pair of 747s powered by JT9Ds for my classic collection. Their livery is not the most striking but are welcome additions as they are on the
AV400 casting. First up is the Queen from
Orient Thai B747-238B HS-UTC. The ex-QF frame spent less than 7 years at the Thai carrier, who operated nearly all existing passenger variant of the 747 except for the 748. The model got some white spot on the main landing gears.
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Finally, the flag carrier
EgyptAir B747-366(M) SU-GAM in the previous scheme. This is one of the later 743 which featured the no HF antenna and modern B744 wing-to-body fairing. AV4 correctly reproduced the non-HF wingtip but unfortunately still had the original WBF. Nonetheless no manufacturers were able to correctly reproduce all characteristics on the 747 Classic later models.
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Additionally, I have an incoming model but would only able to do an unboxing later. It is the holy grail for many collectors. Hint: it’s a BB 747.