Below is my view on the best 400 scale moulds for a selection of Boeing types based on buying a lot of 400 scale models and looking at them in detail across many years. You may not agree but if you don't you should at least mount a sensible argument about why you don't!
NOTE: Just because a mould isn't the best it doesn't mean it isn't good and that you shouldn't buy it. I buy a wide range of good moulds for many of these types myself. In the end your collecting is up to you. Use the resources linked to below to get a better understanding of what is available.
There haven't been any Strats made since 2011 sadly but the Aeroclassics mould, which presumably is still available, is miles ahead of the ancient Dragon Wings example.
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There is sadly little interest in the most classic Boeings with only Aeroclassics doing anything in this area in recent years. Fortunately they have excellent 720B and 707-320B/C moulds. What is sadly lacking are new and improved 720 turbojet, 707-100, 138, 320 and 420 moulds to show off the many different early variants of the first Boeing jet range. Dragon Wings is the only brand to have ever made a realistic 707-100 but of course Dragon no longer make 400 scale models.
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There isn't a lot of activity in the 717 space either and although the odd Gemini model slips out, and the mould is decent, the best mould remains the ancient Dragon Wings version, which is of course nowadays inactive.
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Thanks mainly to Aeroclassics 727s continue to get released in 400 scale. For the series 100 Aeroclassics is the only current option. There mould is probably the best of a rather motley bunch of 100s that have been made, however nowadays it too often has major issues with the join point between the fuselage and wing seam. This is a QC issue rather than a mould problem in my opinion, but watch out for it.
Below: Bad seam join
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Below: Better seam join
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With the series 200 all the existing moulds have issues and you could make a case that any of the Aeroclassics, Gemini Jets/JC Wings or Dragon Wings moulds are the best. It is close and all could be improved. I undertook a detailed review comparison in 2019 and the Aeroclassics came out marginally on top so I'm sticking with that even though I know it is a controversial opinion - however feel free to disagree with me on this one!
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Caveat here is that none of these are winning any awards
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Both of these are only slightly inferior
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