Yu ModeL New Airbus A300 First Look

[abdulmohiuddin]

Preordered the Lufthansa A300, curious to see when that decides to show up and how it actually comes out in terms of printing and the mould. I'm assuming that is is going to be the first model Yu ModeL makes in house, correct?

 

[danwashere]

No not at the moment as far as I know.

The production run for these is only 150 units I believe

Yeah only 150pcs each

Looking at January for them

Currently, I am their exclusive distributer in North America

 

[danwashere]

I was hoping it would be someone from the US because shipping across the border isn’t ideal for me. I’m hoping they’ll appear on eBay down the line, even if I may end up paying a little extra anyway.

They aren’t high priority items for me; I plan on getting the American at some point

If shipping is a problem I can ship it when I fly down to the states too if that's what you are worried about

 

[KL808]

I preordered the CO, PX and AA

 

[reggiehunt]

Any news on the moulds or further photos?

 

[JJ Skippy]

Any news on the moulds or further photos?

I second this inquiry.

 

[Lightsnack87]

I third this as well, any news?

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

I fourth this
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[SmallTimeAviation]

I reached out to who I bought mine from a few weeks ago and they said they were still being produced. So

 

[DTcustoms]

I have seen the CAAC China Eastern c/s sample but it is still not the final finish. Hopefully he will present it at the Beijing model expo HEC in April 2025

 

[Theresa apocalypse222222]

sadly the release has been delayed because yu decided to add aerials to the models

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

sadly the release has been delayed because yu decided to add aerials to the models

Oh! That wasn't initially intended?

 

[quanng]

Oh! That wasn't initially intended?

Only when @Theresa apocalypse222222 mentioned did I take a look back at the published artwork for initial YuModels releases and oh boy I was surprised - there were no aerials at all. I didn’t know why did I skipped this fact. But glad that YuModels make their offerings to the latest standard.

 

[LeoMuse747]

Many more pics here:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/TJfgsVIFeX9G4HyTlp1tvg

Gears look quite oversized and a bit short (specially the nose gear)

 

[Phantom]

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Many more pics here:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/TJfgsVIFeX9G4HyTlp1tvg

Gears look quite oversized and a bit short (specially the nose gear)

Thanks for this. Sadly another maker goes to way to show (hide) white models in front of a white background.
Going by what these pics reveal, it is clear that:
- we wont get a decent -600. The samples show "classic" fuselages, but definitely no -600s
- the v.tail anchorage fairing looks overdone
- those gears/wheels need some downsizing to make them not look like 1/350 IMO

Just in case it is of any help:
an A300's nose wheel is 40x14in (that's roundabout 2.5mm in scale)
the mains are either 46x16in or 49x17in on the earlier models, strictly 49x17in or even 19in on improved variants - so that's somewhere around 3mm in scale.
Some info on the main bogies - way to detailed for 400 scale though:
three different bogies used
35x55in (track width x length) on the B2
36.5x55 on heavier B2/B4/600s
38.5x60 for increased pavement performance and in connection with 49x19 tire

Waiting for some more pictures

 

[Aeromini]

Thanks for this. Sadly another maker goes to way to show (hide) white models in front of a white background.
Going by what these pics reveal, it is clear that:
- we wont get a decent -600. The samples show "classic" fuselages, but definitely no -600s
- the v.tail anchorage fairing looks overdone
- those gears/wheels need some downsizing to make them not look like 1/350 IMO

Just in case it is of any help:
an A300's nose wheel is 40x14in (that's roundabout 2.5mm in scale)
the mains are either 46x16in or 49x17in on the earlier models, strictly 49x17in or even 19in on improved variants - so that's somewhere around 3mm in scale.
Some info on the main bogies - way to detailed for 400 scale though:
three different bogies used
35x55in (track width x length) on the B2
36.5x55 on heavier B2/B4/600s
38.5x60 for increased pavement performance and in connection with 49x19 tire

Waiting for some more pictures

It does appear to me that there are fuselages with ADF antennas and without. I know there are other differences dimensioninally which i’m not too good at spotting but atleast ( I think) they have the B2/B4 with ADF antennas and the -600 fuselage without. I really do hope they downsize the nosegear/nosewheel. it seems like something that wouldn’t be as hard to change compared to other parts of the mould. I think even just downsizing the wheel hub and tire could fix it.