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[YesterAirlines]

Also in the latest Taobao box was one of the GeminiStar 747s using the HX mould. Aside from the landing gear height (which is pretty marginal and certainly better than it being too short) I don't have any real issues with this mould. I've been reading the discourse around it on here but I don't have major issues with the v stab or rear fuselage myself and they certainly don't stand out. In my view this is the best current 747-400 casting in 400 scale.

 

[LeoMuse747]

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Nice model but sadly this last pic highlights two issues: the long gears and the cockpit windows, which are also a tad too high.

 

[YesterAirlines]

Nice model but sadly this last pic highlights two issues: the long gears and the cockpit windows, which are also a tad too high.

Agree about both, but don't think either are close to dealbreakers or change it's competitiveness in relation to the other available moulds. This is a few months old now too and it seems like later releases have shorter gear?

 

[LeoMuse747]

Agree about both, but don't think either are close to dealbreakers or change it's competitiveness in relation to the other available moulds. This is a few months old now too and it seems like later releases have shorter gear?

yep, not a dealbreaker for me either! It seems the newer releases have shorter gears, but I still think they could be even shorter.
At least NG got that right, while HX is still struggling. The HX A340-600, on the other hand, have them quite short!

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

The HX A340-600, on the other hand

There's an HX A340-600??!!

 

[LeoMuse747]

There's an HX A340-600??!!

that China Eastern in special Expo colors, no???

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

that China Eastern in special Expo colors, no???

Tongue-in-cheek buddy

That was a terrible iteration of the A346

 

[LeoMuse747]

Tongue-in-cheek buddy

That was a terrible iteration of the A346

hahaha sorry... the joke flew way past my head