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The 2nd Return of HYJLwings

3/7/2025

HYJLwings has long been one of my favourite brands. Beginning in 2016 they pioneered the creation of the first great A321 mould in 400 scale. By 2020 the brand was dormant, but that year it reappeared and in their second phase they branched out to produce models using some NG moulds as well as their A321. This came to an end in late 2023 and in mid-2024 they announced the end of the brand and its replacement by Aero Polaris. That isn't the end of the story though as now HYJL is back again, and ready for phase 3!

HYJLwings Legend: Air Transat A330 C-GITS - The Azores Glider

23/2/2024

It was way back in October 2022 that HYJLwings announced they would be making a model of the Air Transat A330 C-GITS that as Flight 236 ran out of fuel over the Atlantic in August 2001 and glided all the way to the Azores. Now I see some images of the final product I can see why that is the case! If you thought NG's 'Ultimate Collection' packaging was premium wait until you see this!

News from China: Latest Announcements from HYJLwings, Panda and Yu ModeL

28/8/2023

It can be a challenge to keep up with some of the more obscure under the radar releases that often barely get outside of China, so I want to thank some of my friends for alerting me to a selection of new releases that have recently been announced. They include a selection of Chinese airlines from HYJLwings and Panda but also something for Canadian fans and a classic from Yu ModeL. Read on for the details...

HYJLwings October 2022 Announcements

4/10/2022

HYJLwings have been back on the scene for a couple of years now and slipping out limited edition models of mainly Chinese airliners using their A321 mould and various NG Models moulds. However the company has a strong connection to Canada and so it isn't just Chinese airliners they make as the latest releases illustrate. Read on...

Thanks to my friend Đặng Tùng for alerting me to these releases.

HYJLwings & Yu ModeLs Latest

22/7/2022

As you probably know I like to keep an eye on some of the more obscure brands in 400 scale including those that cater heavily for the Chinese market. Two of these are HYJLwings and Yu ModeLs. The former is seemingly back as an independent company and the latter is growing well with new announcements so let's take a look at what's new.

HYJLwings Spring 2022 Releases

22/3/2022

My best bet at the present time is that the reborn HYJLwings brand acts merely as a sub-brand of NG Models producing China only models, even though NG itself still makes other Chinese airliners. What becomes NG and what HYJL seems rather arbitrary. Regardless there have been new announcements from HYJL with their latest batch of Chinese airliners and since they aren't widely reported I thought I'd pull together a post for you.

HYJLwings 2021 Releases

11/11/2021

HYJLwings is a brand I've been interested in right from the start, due to my interest in Chinese airliners. They commissioned the 200 scale CRJ and 400 scale A321 moulds that NG Models now uses and between 2019 and the brand's return in mid-2020 it does seem that there has been change (not the least being a new logo) and that HYJL may now be a subline of NG entirely. Nonetheless they are still producing new releases.

The Return of HYJLwings

24/4/2020

The last time that HYJLwings released an A321 was way back in December 2018 and since then NG Models have begun to use the HYJLwings mould for own-branded A321s. It seems however that after a break HYJLwings, or the name at least, is back - with a new trio of Chinese A321s scheduled for May.

2018: A Year of 1:400 Collecting in Review

15/2/2019

It is now mid-February and with all the December releases (aside from the JC Wings ones obviously) arrived it is a good time to reflect on the year that was 2018 and what it meant for my collection. 2018 was an outstanding year for 1:400 Scale and certainly my pocket felt the pain of so many excellent releases but what was I buying and why?

For Lufthansa Fans: HYJLwings A321s

29/9/2018

The release train rumbles on and I see from taobao that the huge July announcement of 21 A321s by HYJLwings continues to deliver into September. There are still a couple outstanding but 5 of at least 6 old colours Lufthansa A321s are now available.

Exclusive: New NG Models 1:400 Stand

31/8/2018

A few weeks ago I received my latest box from engtaobao, which had survived the attention of the Chinese postal service despite their best attempts. Nonetheless one of the models was missing something rather important. Thankfully NG are the decent sort of company to help out a collector and they included with the part an extra surprise too.

HYJLwings July Releases: Colourful A321s

13/8/2018

Following on last month’s spread of alliance A321s HYJLwings continues to plough the same furrow but with a selection of more colourful examples. Yet again they do so by including a focus on Chinese examples but also by continuing an attraction to Lufthansa, which is also shared by Panda models.

Alliance A321s: HYJLwings May/June Releases

2/7/2018

HYJLwings is cranking out a steady stream of models nowadays using its A321 mould and the latest batch has settled on Star Alliance and Skyteam house colours for its subject matter. This means it is not just Chinese airliners that feature but also French, German, Canadian and Taiwanese. Let's take a look at them.

NG Models / HYJLwings 757 Updates

15/6/2018

So far to the best of my knowledge there have been 29 757-200s released or announced using the new NG Models mould under three brands. Firstly NG Models themselves but also in addition Jelly Huang's HYJLwings and the Taiwanese brand Dream Air. In this post I'll take a look at the releases from HYJLwings recently which are all now out in the marketplace.

HYJLwings New A321s Pt2: The Releases

1/5/2018

In part 1 we looked at the development and background to HYJLwings new A321 mould but what have they made so far? There have in fact been 25 releases under their own brand name up to this point and 4 more for DreamAir of Taiwan. So let's take a look at what is available.