Fokker F70 / F100 Moulds in 1:400 Scale
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Updated: December 2025
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The Fokker 28 had been a decent seller, usually in small orders admittedly, but by the mid-80s was in need of an update. This came in the form of a re-engined version with Rolls-Royce Tays, a nearly 6m fuselage stretch and updated wing, 3 metres wider with new flaps and ailerons. The Fokker 100 proved to be a successful update to the F28 and first flew in November 1986. It sold very well, eliciting large orders from both American and USAir, however it wasn't enough to save Fokker and production ended in 1997 with 283 made.
The Fokker 70 was a version of the F100 with over 4.5 metres of the fuselage removed, giving a maximum seating capacity of 80. It first flew in April 1993 however only 47 were completed prior to Fokker's untimely bankruptcy. Both the F100 and F70 continued in service in large numbers into the 2010s. A lot of F100s saw a second in Europe in the 2000s and the type is still in service in good numbers in both Australia and Iran.
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Fokker 70 & 100 in Real Life
The Fokker 70 is a rare bird with only 47 made before Fokker's bankruptcy. Basically it looks similar to an F28-4000 (30.91m to the F28's 29.6m) with the wing and tail of an F100:
Peter Bakema (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons
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Peter Bakema (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2 ), via Wikimedia Commons
The Fokker 100 is obviously longer, with a length of 35.53m. Although having the same basic layout as the DC-9 lineage and BAC One-Eleven the F100 really doesn't look similar to them as it has taller undercarriage.
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Markus Eigenheer, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Juke Schweizer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Fokker 70 & 100 in 400 Scale
There is only a single mould in 400 scale for each of the F70 and F100, but the moulds have now been used by 5 different brands. The first pair of releases were under the Blue Box name, which by then was being phased out as JC Wings came into being as a brand rather than just the behind the scenes holding company. JC Wings has split production roughly in half with their partner brand Gemini Jets. Dream Air is a Taiwanese store brand, whereas Undefined Collectibles is a newer independent brand that ahs been using JC Wings for some of its releases in 2025.
Fokker 70 & 100 Moulds
Fokker 70: JC Wings / Gemini Mould (2007)
JC Wings / Gemini Jets Fokker 70 Mould
Considering the small production run for the type it is somewhat surprising, and pleasing, to see a mould for the type in 400 scale at all. Initially marketed under the Blue Box name for the first release the subsequent ten have been split evenly between JC Wings and Gemini Jets. The mould is superb so its a shame that there hasn't been greater use of it, although it did reappear in 2022 after not being used for 5 years prior to that. Despite the limited production run there is plenty of scope for further releases.
Fokker 100: JC Wings / Gemini Mould (2007)
The Fokker 100 mould was developed at the same time as the Fokker 70 and so shares the same heritage and look, which means it captures the look of the type really well. Once again releases have been quite evenly split between JC and Gemini, although it is surprising that Gemini hasn't re-released the USAir and American Airlines examples, both of which have the cockpit windows misprinted in a far from ideal position.
The mould was updated with aerials in 2016, although Gemini resisted their usage until 2023. I reviewed the 2023 release of a TAM example here at the site. To see that review click:
I have also recently reviewed the latest release, made for Undefined Collectibles:
Fokker 100 Wishlist
Back in 2019 I wrote a wishlist for the type and there is a long, long way to go before even a fraction of it is fulfilled, although a couple of the suggestions have been made since then:
