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[LeoMuse747]

@OAKFlyer these are wonderful! Really love that Air Europa 757 and the Hispania 737. Britannia 767 is also a beauty!
That Spantax DC-10, I remember that old Herpa release from a set with another DC-10 (AfricaOne?).

Do you plan to create a diorama with these models? Would be super cool to see.

 

[Charter]

Aviation400 China Eastern B777-300ER B-2025.
China Eastern uses the B777-300ER, included B-2025, for the route Shanghai PVG - Rome FCO.

 

[400Yinzer]

Finally got around to picking up a couple of the recent flurry of 727s from Gemini - starting with the Delta -100, and Northwest Orient -200. These models are not without their deficiencies (cradle mould and engine exhausts stand out most to me) but overall I’m very pleased with them and happy to see GJ giving more attention to classics

 

[GoLithuania]

3 babies from 3DDD arrived - Northwest Airlink (Mesaba) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 N833MA, SkyWest Bombardier CRJ-200ER N980SW, and AirTran JetConnect (Air Wisconsin) Bombardier CRJ-200LR N433AW

SkyWest CRJ-200 - I don't think you can notice, but on the second photo it has a large smudge near and on the door.


AirTran CRJ-200


Northwest Dash 8-100 - probably my favorite of the three!


Heres the Dash 8 and my Northwest 727 next to each other:

 

[BubblesAviation]

3 babies from 3DDD arrived - Northwest Airlink (Mesaba) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 N833MA, SkyWest Bombardier CRJ-200ER N980SW, and AirTran JetConnect (Air Wisconsin) Bombardier CRJ-200LR N433AW
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SkyWest CRJ-200 - I don't think you can notice, but on the second photo it has a large smudge near and on the door.
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AirTran CRJ-200
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Northwest Dash 8-100 - probably my favorite of the three!
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Heres the Dash 8 and my Northwest 727 next to each other:
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Great choices! I have the two CRJ-200’s - fantastic little models from them.

 

[GoLithuania]

Great choices! I have the two CRJ-200’s - fantastic little models from them.

These things are FRAGILE - I had to sternly tell my sister not to touch them. The stabs are paper-thin. But outside of some printing issues on the SkyWest, these are great models and I can't wait for the next release!

 

[BubblesAviation]

The stabs are paper-thin

This is my main nitpick regarding quality. I dislike how light it is, but the weight of the model can’t be changed and that’s the downside of 3D printing.

 

[pommy80]

Aviation400 China Eastern B777-300ER B-2025.
China Eastern uses the B777-300ER, included B-2025, for the route Shanghai PVG - Rome FCO.

It's been a while since they've used the 777 on that route

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

It'll be great for GJ to release/re-release the long-727 variants for TWA, Eastern, UA Saul Bass and Delta, as well as revisit the 727s from non-US mainline / legacy carriers such as Condor, Lufthansa, ANA, JAL, Avianca, VASP, (off-hand list).
Between an AC & GJ 727 - the GJ obviously wins by quite some distance (i.e. only when GJ gets their act together).

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

JCWings Austrian Airlines B787-9 OE-LPM

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Just like on a Juneyao 787, the oainted wingtips really help to offset and balance the otherwise bland white fuselage. There was something nice about the erstwhile sky blue and the 'shadow logo' - but as we can see with so many 'refreshed' legacy airline liveries now - bland 2D corporate minimalist monochrome is the in-thing for 'rebranding' a legacy airline - Korean and Transavia being the most recent ones. The other problematic extreme is the maximalist exoticism of the new Air India.

A great example of a recent refresh that perhaps is able to skirt the pitfalls of the extremes - is say, the new TAAG and Icelandair. Of course one can argue whether a refresh was even necessary.

I just hope that legacy airlines like ANA, Air China, Delta, China Airlines, Singapore Airlines and China Southern, off-hand amongst others, retain their brand identities, built over years on recognition and assured self-confidence. Marketing BS derived from Moore's Law needs to be relegated to the incinerator the sooner the better.