Category: JC Wings

Tail-sitters!

27/6/2022

You spend hours organising your cabinets with all the models in just the right spots but there are always some that just refuse to do as they are told. These few are determined to point skywards rather than accept the touch of blessed tarmac. Tailsitters are a pain and require a range of solutions to solve. Just for fun here are the worst tailsitting moulds in 400 scale.

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An Avalanche of A380s!

16/6/2022

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Some things in 400 scale are depressingly predictable. No sooner does a manufacturer come out with a new mould then other brands attempt to flood the market with as many versions of the same aircraft as they can hoping to steal away sales. Competition is good but this is pretty damn cynical. So a few days after AV400 announce its first A380s both Phoenix and JC Wings announce a raft of their own.

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New Brand: Baby Toyss - Cathay Pacific Trio

9/11/2021

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Just recently I've seen a new brand coming onto the market in 400 scale with a trio of Cathay Pacific models. The brand has been advertised as both J.Fox and Inflight 400 but the boxes say on them that they are by Baby Toyss (and that isn't a typo). Who and what are they? Let's take a look.

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Two New 400 Scale Moulds from JC Wings

22/9/2021

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In early August I was alerted to a photo, which showed several new moulds side by side of each other. Three of them were clearly interactive 200 scale moulds for the 747-400F, MD-11F and 767-300F but the other two were seemingly 400 scale. The image was supposedly from JC Wings so I asked them what it showed and they have just come back with confirmation.

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Wings400: Exclusive Flybe E-Jets

30/8/2021

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Just recently I had been moaning about the lack of entrepreneurship from European retailers compared to those in Asia and the US and lo and behold I wake up this morning to see that overnight a Uk retailer has announced a couple of their own retailer exclusives. They may not be quite what I had in mind but it is a good start.

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Short Stuff: 737-500 Wishlist

10/7/2021

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Despite selling 389 units the 737-500 has not had an impressive run out in 400 scale where only just over 30 models have been made. Needless to say there is plenty of scope for new releases as despite its small size the series 500 acquired an impressive longevity in service on the seconds market, providing a plentiful range of possible liveries.

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Asian Exclusives - Thailand / Philippines / Japan

19/6/2021

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Increasingly, and a little annoyingly, it seems 400 scale releases are being made for specific retailers in specific localities. Don't get me wrong it's great that people can get models made but it's a pain when they aren't well publicised and/or almost impossible to get hold of. Here's a quick roundup of some models you may have missed from this year made exclusively for markets in Asia.

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2020: The 400 Scale Year In Review - Part 2

7/1/2021

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Despite the complications thrown up by 2020 the world of 400 scale model aircraft continued on its way with barely a gap in releases and all the major brands survived the year. Nonetheless competition is clearly rising and how long can the marketplace sustain the addition of NG Models and Aviation400 along the incumbents? In part 2 I'll look at the year 2020 for the remaining four brands and look forward to what 2021 may hold.

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New JC Wings Flaps Down 747-400 Mould

13/8/2020

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Way back in August 2018 I was able to announce that JC Wings were working on a new 747-400 mould and was even able to show some photos of a near finished mould. It obviously hasn't been a high priority for them as here we are in August 2020 and they've only just announced the first release using the new 'flaps down' version. Thanks to JC Wings and my friend JagT747 I have been able to access some new photos of the finished mould and here they are.

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New Collection Additions: April/May 2020

18/6/2020

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I am very happy to say that New Zealand is out the other side of its lockdown, and now we are level 1 almost everything is back to normal. Things that aren't are international travel and postage so it has taken some time for models to reach me. Nonetheless 14 models did make it through in the past two months, many of which have already received detailed reviews.

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JC Wings: March 2020 Releases

2/4/2020

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In a sign that things are getting back to normal, in China at least, I noticed that a fresh batch of JC Wings have appeared in the Chinese stores and will no doubt be winging their way internationally soon. These are of course a selection of models pre-announced months, if not more than a year, ago but the 14 include some interesting aircraft. Let's take a look...

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New Collection Additions: December 2019

23/1/2020

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The end of the year saw a wide range of excellent releases and December had 14 of them joining my collection from 5 different manufacturers. With that many models it is little surprise that they weren't all great successes but still overall it was another good month for me.

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Feel the Noise: A Super One-Eleven Wishlist

13/11/2019

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Few aircraft could make the ground shake quite like a BAC One-Eleven and being a Gatwick based kid I heard a lot of them. Dan Air, BIA, BCal and BA all flew One-Eleven 500s from LGW and the type kept going into the 90s with European. It is yet another of the overlooked types in 1:400 despite there existing a superb casting. Here's a snapshot of what could be made.

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Whisper It: A Bristol Britannia Wishlist

16/10/2019

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Considering there were only 85 aircraft made you could argue the Bristol Britannia has had a fair run out in terms of 1:400 scale models with 32 releases. Nonetheless the big prop has been rather ignored in recent years and no UK historic fleet is anywhere near complete without a larger representation of the type. It may be a long shot but let's see what could still be done.

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Incoming JC Wings for September

3/9/2019

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JC Wings are well known for taking a literal age between announcement of a model and its release. This isn't always the case, but in general you can usually be sure of at least a 6 month wait. That means you're probably reluctant to preorder, but frustratingly when the model is finally released they often slip out with little fanfare. So to help you out here are some JC Wings, which should be hitting the shelves outside China soon.

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Tail-sitters!

An Avalanche of A380s!

New Brand: Baby Toyss - Cathay Pacific Trio

Two New 400 Scale Moulds from JC Wings

Wings400: Exclusive Flybe E-Jets

Short Stuff: 737-500 Wishlist

Asian Exclusives - Thailand / Philippines / Japan

2020: The 400 Scale Year In Review - Part 2

New JC Wings Flaps Down 747-400 Mould

New Collection Additions: April/May 2020

JC Wings: March 2020 Releases

New Collection Additions: December 2019

Feel the Noise: A Super One-Eleven Wishlist

Whisper It: A Bristol Britannia Wishlist

Incoming JC Wings for September

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