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EnterpriseH
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Another interesting collection, this time 100% sure where it is from. SF Express official souvenir, 1:400 B747-4EVERF B-2422, manufactured by JC Wings. It actually stayed in my collection for quite a while, but I didn't realized its value and even already piled it up in my loft (I actually didn't have one but you know what I means), untill I digged it out again recently.
I said "interesting", because it's a perfect example of the relationship between JC Wings and Gemini Jets - despite branded by JC, it's a 100% original flavored, old-fashioned GJ model.
For the beginning, it came with an absolutely Gemini Jet-style box, only with all markings and logos being replaced by SF Express:
The coordinates on the cover is the position of SF Airline's major logistics hub in China, Ezhou Huahu Int'n (EHU/ZHEC).
And, of course, the cover can be fliped:
Then, when you took it out of the box, you will immediately found why I said it's "interesting" -
Obviously, for whatever reasons, JC Wings didn't using their new 747-400F mould for those souvenirs. Instead, they just somehow find out the oldest, original Gemini Jets 747-100/200 mould from nowhere, and modified it to be a 747-400F!
You can clearly see all these features of the old GJ 747 mould - simple, stalks-like landing gears, clumsy pylon/wing joints, no aerials, and the seam between the cradle wing and the fuselage. It just slightly improved, removing the second seam of the horizontal stabs.
Followings are the only changes they made to make it a 747-400F. First, and obviously, swapping the engines from P&W JT9D to GE CF6-80s:
The pylons also seems to be a bit rounder than those old GJ 747 classics, though still looks very clumsy, as well as the nacelle.
Second, and imo the funniest one, is they just scrawling added an extended section of the wingtip with winglets, to make it a 747-400 wing. You can even see the seam on the mould:
They even keep the base of HF aerials, probably using for the fuel vent pipes.
The wingtip did looked better underneath though, seamless and correctly extended the leading edge slats:
Third and the last, they changed the roots of the wings, to have the right shape of wing/fuselage join fairing.
And this is how you changed your 747-200 into a 747-400F. Thanks for watching.
I really didn't know why they decided to use this mould. The also have another 747-400F mould that is modified from GJ's 747-200 mould, before they released their own brand-new seamless (but somehow worse shaped) mould, but that's from the updated or "modernized" mould, with rolling, more detailed gears and aerials, like this house color 747-400F prototype:
(I have already purchased this too and is anxiously waiting it to be delivered by the express now.)
And they also produced their own (i.e. not sold under SF's name) SF Airlines 747-400F with the same mould, for the EXACTLY SAME AIRCRAFT:
A reason could be it's cheaper, and it indeed comes with a fairly low price, for me it's ￥155 I think. But also for the same reason, I didn't recognized it's the old GJ mould at first, and just piled it up after checking. I searching for a good GJ 747 classic mould for quite a while, only to forgot I actually (kind of) already have one.
I said "interesting", because it's a perfect example of the relationship between JC Wings and Gemini Jets - despite branded by JC, it's a 100% original flavored, old-fashioned GJ model.
For the beginning, it came with an absolutely Gemini Jet-style box, only with all markings and logos being replaced by SF Express:
The coordinates on the cover is the position of SF Airline's major logistics hub in China, Ezhou Huahu Int'n (EHU/ZHEC).
And, of course, the cover can be fliped:
Then, when you took it out of the box, you will immediately found why I said it's "interesting" -
Obviously, for whatever reasons, JC Wings didn't using their new 747-400F mould for those souvenirs. Instead, they just somehow find out the oldest, original Gemini Jets 747-100/200 mould from nowhere, and modified it to be a 747-400F!
You can clearly see all these features of the old GJ 747 mould - simple, stalks-like landing gears, clumsy pylon/wing joints, no aerials, and the seam between the cradle wing and the fuselage. It just slightly improved, removing the second seam of the horizontal stabs.
Followings are the only changes they made to make it a 747-400F. First, and obviously, swapping the engines from P&W JT9D to GE CF6-80s:
The pylons also seems to be a bit rounder than those old GJ 747 classics, though still looks very clumsy, as well as the nacelle.
Second, and imo the funniest one, is they just scrawling added an extended section of the wingtip with winglets, to make it a 747-400 wing. You can even see the seam on the mould:
They even keep the base of HF aerials, probably using for the fuel vent pipes.
The wingtip did looked better underneath though, seamless and correctly extended the leading edge slats:
Third and the last, they changed the roots of the wings, to have the right shape of wing/fuselage join fairing.
And this is how you changed your 747-200 into a 747-400F. Thanks for watching.
I really didn't know why they decided to use this mould. The also have another 747-400F mould that is modified from GJ's 747-200 mould, before they released their own brand-new seamless (but somehow worse shaped) mould, but that's from the updated or "modernized" mould, with rolling, more detailed gears and aerials, like this house color 747-400F prototype:
(I have already purchased this too and is anxiously waiting it to be delivered by the express now.)
And they also produced their own (i.e. not sold under SF's name) SF Airlines 747-400F with the same mould, for the EXACTLY SAME AIRCRAFT:
A reason could be it's cheaper, and it indeed comes with a fairly low price, for me it's ￥155 I think. But also for the same reason, I didn't recognized it's the old GJ mould at first, and just piled it up after checking. I searching for a good GJ 747 classic mould for quite a while, only to forgot I actually (kind of) already have one.
EnterpriseH
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Finally, I'll ended this interesting find with two beauty shots on my balcony, the limits of uploading images forced me to put them here. The GJ‘s mould is definitely very well shaped, still quite competitive today. imo it's even better than some of BigBird's mould.
Another interesting collection, this time 100% sure where it is from. SF Express official souvenir, 1:400 B747-4EVERF B-2422, manufactured by JC Wings. It actually stayed in my collection for quite a while, but I didn't realized its value and even already piled it up in my loft (I actually didn't have one but you know what I means), untill I digged it out again recently.
I said "interesting", because it's a perfect example of the relationship between JC Wings and Gemini Jets - despite branded by JC, it's a 100% original flavored, old-fashioned GJ model.
For the beginning, it came with an absolutely Gemini Jet-style box, only with all markings and logos being replaced by SF Express:
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The coordinates on the cover is the position of SF Airline's major logistics hub in China, Ezhou Huahu Int'n (EHU/ZHEC).
And, of course, the cover can be fliped:
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Then, when you took it out of the box, you will immediately found why I said it's "interesting" -
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Obviously, for whatever reasons, JC Wings didn't using their new 747-400F mould for those souvenirs. Instead, they just somehow find out the oldest, original Gemini Jets 747-100/200 mould from nowhere, and modified it to be a 747-400F!
You can clearly see all these features of the old GJ 747 mould - simple, stalks-like landing gears, clumsy pylon/wing joints, no aerials, and the seam between the cradle wing and the fuselage. It just slightly improved, removing the second seam of the horizontal stabs.
Followings are the only changes they made to make it a 747-400F. First, and obviously, swapping the engines from P&W JT9D to GE CF6-80s:
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The pylons also seems to be a bit rounder than those old GJ 747 classics, though still looks very clumsy, as well as the nacelle.
Second, and imo the funniest one, is they just scrawling added an extended section of the wingtip with winglets, to make it a 747-400 wing. You can even see the seam on the mould:
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They even keep the base of HF aerials, probably using for the fuel vent pipes.
The wingtip did looked better underneath though, seamless and correctly extended the leading edge slats:
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Third and the last, they changed the roots of the wings, to have the right shape of wing/fuselage join fairing.
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And this is how you changed your 747-200 into a 747-400F. Thanks for watching.
I really didn't know why they decided to use this mould. The also have another 747-400F mould that is modified from GJ's 747-200 mould, before they released their own brand-new seamless (but somehow worse shaped) mould, but that's from the updated or "modernized" mould, with rolling, more detailed gears and aerials, like this house color 747-400F prototype:
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(I have already purchased this too and is anxiously waiting it to be delivered by the express now.)
And they also produced their own (i.e. not sold under SF's name) SF Airlines 747-400F with the same mould, for the EXACTLY SAME AIRCRAFT:
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A reason could be it's cheaper, and it indeed comes with a fairly low price, for me it's ￥155 I think. But also for the same reason, I didn't recognized it's the old GJ mould at first, and just piled it up after checking. I searching for a good GJ 747 classic mould for quite a while, only to forgot I actually (kind of) already have one.
Wow... now that's a Frankenstein huh???
Quite surprising to see the very simple "stalk" gears in 2025. I have an old GJ Tower Air B747-100 with these gears
@EnterpriseH your posts have so much detail and are so interesting you should split them out of this thread and make your own. Don't be afraid to do that.
In another coincidence the day after I published the Geministar Who's Who video my latest box from engtaobao has arrived and includes the Geministar Hainan 767-300 using the Panda mould. There have only been 10 models made using this series 300 mould (from 7 different brands!) but I happen to know there are plenty more Panda 767s on the way
so stay tuned.
In another coincidence the day after I published the Geministar Who's Who video my latest box from engtaobao has arrived and includes the Geministar Hainan 767-300 using the Panda mould. There have only been 10 models made using this series 300 mould (from 7 different brands!) but I happen to know there are plenty more Panda 767s on the way
so stay tuned.
@EnterpriseH your posts have so much detail and are so interesting you should split them out of this thread and make your own. Don't be afraid to do that.
In another coincidence the day after I published the Geministar Who's Who video my latest box from engtaobao has arrived and includes the Geministar Hainan 767-300 using the Panda mould. There have only been 10 models made using this series 300 mould (from 7 different brands!) but I happen to know there are plenty more Panda 767s on the way
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Looking really beautiful.
This Panda B767 mould is such good news, I really hope to see more models in a near future.
Hopefully some cool classics too, kinda like Phoenix have been doing
about @EnterpriseH , I fully agree! I really enjoy his posts!
planes_on_a_shelf
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but I happen to know there are plenty more Panda 767s on the way
And hopefully not exclusives for Chinese retailers as those are neigh impossible for me to source
I'm sure we'll be united in our appreciation of some of them
And hopefully not exclusives for Chinese retailers as those are neigh impossible for me to source
British World Airlines B737-300. Mainly plastic made but a great model of the past by Herpa.
I like Herpa 1:400 models because thay had not the usual flaws of Herpa 1:500, maybe because of the larger surface where to use tampo print. Few detailed as, unfortunately, Herpa feature, but this model is of the early years 2000.
I like Herpa 1:400 models because thay had not the usual flaws of Herpa 1:500, maybe because of the larger surface where to use tampo print. Few detailed as, unfortunately, Herpa feature, but this model is of the early years 2000.
planes_on_a_shelf
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Absolutely no pun intendedI'm sure we'll be united in our appreciation of some of them
Phantom
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Some of the recent cheap deals...
D-AXGB by NG
daxgb by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
That one 78K for the collection. HZ-AR33 by NG
hzar33 by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
And one of a few spares..
n861bx by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr
D-AXGB by NG
daxgb by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrThat one 78K for the collection. HZ-AR33 by NG
hzar33 by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrAnd one of a few spares..
n861bx by Alexander Kern, auf FlickrDo you edit your photos at all? Because they're stunning, the print quality almost looks unrealSome of the recent cheap deals...
D-AXGB by NG
That one 78K for the collection. HZ-AR33 by NG
And one of a few spares..
..... and man I so so love the A330
planes_on_a_shelf
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Same!
abdulmohiuddin
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Some of the recent cheap deals...
D-AXGB by NG
That one 78K for the collection. HZ-AR33 by NG
And one of a few spares..
That Gulf Air 707 has been on my radar for ages, but I can't bring myself to get either version from AC. This one has a false registration and the "pax" variant never existed. It definitely is a model worthy of harvesting for spares.
Rest of the models look wonderful tho!
400Yinzer
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Man oh man am I elated to get this one in the fleet finally. I have been excited about a lot of models over the years but I genuinely felt giddy opening this one up today. Well done NG - one of the finest releases I’ve seen over the last several years. Say what you will about NG’s focus lately, but this model is a true gem!
777-300ER
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Why are you pictures always looking so good?Some of the recent cheap deals...
D-AXGB by NG
That one 78K for the collection. HZ-AR33 by NG
And one of a few spares..
I always love their quality and high definition. It makes the models look even better than they are (no matter what model it is)
Sithan400
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I also love the A330, particularly the 200, and NG does them best. Like their 757 mould, the 330 is as close to the real thing in 400.Why are you pictures always looking so good?
Recently picked up two oldies, but goodies. An Air France A332 and an Ethiopian Airlines 757-200. Air France's all white shows off the elegant lines of the A330-200 nicely, while you can't beat cheatlines and baremetal on a 57.
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That Ethiopian 757 in classic livery is a true beauty. I thought about buying this model in the past... maybe i'll do it someday
