Show Your Latest 1:400 Purchase

josecolme said:
My first @3D Design Deck model. Quick visit to YYZ and had go check them out. I must say they look way better in person. The Q400, while not perfect, is almost there. I almost got the 100 but I'm still not a fan of the tail, among a few other small details. Hopefully they get fixed on a future run. Saw the 1:200 B1900D and it looks great. Makes me hope for a 1:400 version of the B1900 and Dash 8-300. Love the material used, it feels sturdy but at the time flexible enough o stand a fall or slight damage. And the detailing and print is awesome, except for just a few little things I keep seeing on the Dash 100. 😁

@3D Design Deck great work and talent!
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Did you go to AV World?

josecolme said:
AvWorld YYZ
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When in doubt, read. Right? lol

YYZ layovers are fun for collecting. Years ago, I visited Threshold. Walking distance from the hotel. I don't go to YYZ anymore.
 
There aren't many 400 scale moulds good or bad that haven't been in my collection at some point, but this eBay arrival from the past week is a first. The Jet-X 737-200. It was only used 5 times by Jet-X in 2010/11 and 4 times by JC Wings in 2012. It's better than I thought it was and certainly better than the standard Gemini Jets / JC Wings 737-200 that still gets used now and then. Braniff II operated 23 737-200s in 1989 but none served for more than a year as Braniff II went bankrupt in November 1989. Their acquisitions included a good chunk of the ex-AirCal fleet on lease from American Airlines. N458AC was a 1979 build that had started service with Air Florida before joining AirCal in July 1984. After Braniff she went to Aloha as N809AL ad served until 2003 when she was parted out.

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YesterAirlines said:
There aren't many 400 scale moulds good or bad that haven't been in my collection at some point, but this eBay arrival from the past week is a first. The Jet-X 737-200. It was only used 5 times by Jet-X in 2010/11 and 4 times by JC Wings in 2012. It's better than I thought it was and certainly better than the standard Gemini Jets / JC Wings 737-200 that still gets used now and then. Braniff II operated 23 737-200s in 1989 but none served for more than a year as Braniff II went bankrupt in November 1989. Their acquisitions included a good chunk of the ex-AirCal fleet on lease from American Airlines. N458AC was a 1979 build that had started service with Air Florida before joining AirCal in July 1984. After Braniff she went to Aloha as N809AL ad served until 2003 when she was parted out.

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The overall shape is OK but that pylon is a bit painful to see...
 
A super rare one today, one most of you don’t know ever existed till now. This is a 1 of 6 sample made by GeniniJets back in 2001/2002 timeframe of a MetroJet 737-200. This means I have all 3 unique MetroJets in my collection now!

The printing is crude (look at those “e’s” lol) but the engine detailing is nicer than on the SMA version. I’ll be taking better photos soon to compare in my larger MetroJet thread I put out a short while ago.

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bakejobb_23 said:
A super rare one today, one most of you don’t know ever existed till now. This is a 1 of 6 sample made by GeniniJets back in 2001/2002 timeframe of a MetroJet 737-200. This means I have all 3 unique MetroJets in my collection now!

The printing is crude (look at those “e’s” lol) but the engine detailing is nicer than on the SMA version. I’ll be taking better photos soon to compare in my larger MetroJet thread I put out a short while ago.

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That bright red! So tacky yet so nice :D
 
bakejobb_23 said:
A super rare one today, one most of you don’t know ever existed till now. This is a 1 of 6 sample made by GeniniJets back in 2001/2002 timeframe of a MetroJet 737-200. This means I have all 3 unique MetroJets in my collection now!

The printing is crude (look at those “e’s” lol) but the engine detailing is nicer than on the SMA version. I’ll be taking better photos soon to compare in my larger MetroJet thread I put out a short while ago.

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Good catch, but I disagree that the engine detailing on the Gemini 737-200 is better. The heavily incised lines are very inaccurate - similar to some of the Dragon moulds wings. I've never liked the engines on the GJ 732:

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LeoMuse747 said:
That bright red! So tacky yet so nice :D
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The red is just a very slightly different shade than the SMA version, thankfully almost indistinguishable in photos lol

YesterAirlines said:
Good catch, but I disagree that the engine detailing on the Gemini 737-200 is better. The heavily incised lines are very inaccurate - similar to some of the Dragon moulds wings. I've never liked the engines on the GJ 732:

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I do have to agree with you upon a closer inspection. I think the Sample jet looks better on quick glance due to the just slightly better printing. My proper photos will tell all soon!
 
These are the latest arrivals at the airbeluga-hangar from last months batch of AC releases. They are numbers 499-504 in my collection. I dedicate number 500 to the Trans Caribbean DC-8. WHAT-A-BEAUTY! :love:

But also the Air Zaire DC-8 and the four Caravelles are are nice little gems. :giggle:

I also received the JC Wings Swissair 747-300 but due to lack of space in the parcel the model got damaged during transportation. :mad: I think we had this topic in another thread.

Please enjoy...

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