The Rebirth of Xin Long

[YesterAirlines]

Got some time in the garage today and the rebirth of Xin Long continues. With a new extended display space there's room for an extra area joining T1 and T2. This will house among other things a new Control Tower, Maintenance Hangars, Fire Station and some remote parking. Tons of work to do. Stay tuned for updates as I put the model back together and upgrade it.

 

[YesterAirlines]

A month later and there's been plenty of work on the layout but first just to catch up for people:

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/model-airport-blog/xin-long-airport-is-reborn

 

[Aviation Enjoyer]

that dragon has grown a bit!

 

[YesterAirlines]

Improvements to Xin Long continue and in this post it is the turn of the transition from the airside to the backdrop with new trees, hedging and some excellent blast fences from AvGeek Models. Simple, and cheap changes that have really improved the layout:

Xīn Lóng: Trees, Hedges & Blast Fences

I've been steadily upgrading my Xīn Lóng layout and one of the areas that needed improvement was the intersection between the apron and the background. I think I've accomplished this now with the addition of new foliage and blast fences to soften the spac

www.yesterdaysairlines.com

 

[YesterAirlines]

Work on Xin Long has come a long way in the past few months and the new area is approaching completion. Yesterday I spent much of the day pottering with the layout and produced this short vid giving a quick introduction to the setup:

 

[YesterAirlines]

Just arrived at Xin Long this QR A380 taxies to its gate in Terminal 2



And 1.5 hours after arrival A7-APA passes Terminal 1 on her way to the departure runway for the return journey to Doha:

 

[LeoMuse747]

Absolutely awesome. I didn't know the layout was this big! The new maintenance and cargo area looks great. Is there enough room for a B747-8F?
By the way, now you need to make a runway!

 

[Aviation Enjoyer]

By the way, now you need to make a runway!

Yeah!
Actually it would be cool to have a 2nd runway right?

 

[YesterAirlines]

Yeah!
Actually it would be cool to have a 2nd runway right?

To be honest I find runways to be rather dead space and they get in the way of reaching the rest of the model. If I had more space and could walk around the entire layout then I'd definitely have one though

 

[LeoMuse747]

Yeah!
Actually it would be cool to have a 2nd runway right?

I meant... the rest of it! But since Richard thinks it's a waste of space, then I'll rest my case lol

 

[YesterAirlines]

Last month I took a look at the entire Xin Long model layout but in this vid I wanted to look closer at the new airport extension featuring maintenance hangars, a control tower, remote gates and a fire station. A massive thank you to AvGeek Models whose great GSE and buildings feature heavily:

 

[LeoMuse747]

Love it. The details are so fantastic!!!

 

[YesterAirlines]

Love it. The details are so fantastic!!!

Thanks.