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JC Wings Undercarriage Height Issues

24/5/2023

JC Wings has some exquisite moulds in its catalogue and has spent the past few years making some really nice new examples, to be used by itself and production partner Gemini Jets. Unfortunately, several 'recent' JC moulds also suffer from an issue that although easily resolvable has not been modified. It is an issue no other brand suffers from to the same extent - short undercarriage.

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Shades of Battleship Grey

13/5/2021

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Getting the colours correct on model aircraft can be a major challenge, especially when the livery in question is historic. The United Battleship Grey scheme is perhaps the most problematic scheme to make. With NG Models recently joining the fray with their United 747SP I wanted to take a look at some of the different greys that have been used.

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A Tristar Trio Pt2: NG Models New Tristar 500

13/4/2019

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The final part of my look at the new NG Models Tristar moulds focuses on the short Tristar 500, designed for long-range operations. If anything this version has had an even rougher time than the standard length Tristar in 1:400, mainly due to some serious laziness by the various manufacturers that have attempted it. So can NG Models do better - well of course they can.

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A Tristar Trio Pt1: NG Models New Tristar 1 & 200

11/4/2019

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As I have said before 2019 is definitely the year of the Tristar. JC Wings rediscovered the Witty mould in 2018, but put ugly landing gear on it, and Gemini then cut and shut it to create an appalling Tristar 500. Neither of these were the Tristars that we were looking for and that was partly because NG Models had already shown an interest in producing the L-1011. They aren’t alone and within the next few weeks you can expect to see more Tristars, but for now let’s look at what NG Models is offering.

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Comparing A320s - 1/400 Scale Detailed Mould Review

30/8/2017

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There can't be many airports in the world nowadays that regularly handle mainline jets that don't get an Airbus A320 series aircraft visiting. From Bhutan to Buenos Aires, Calgary to Christchurch and Denver to Dalian you're going to see the aircraft family that made Airbus the force it is today. The aircraft that indeed has forced two competitive responses from Boeing. This of course also means that 1/400 scale is swimming in Airbus A320s, but alas they are not all equal. As I did for the A330, back in March, in this post I aim to look at the current A320 moulds and see which cuts the mustard.

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The Saga of the CAAC 747SPs

22/6/2017

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I first reported in March that Skywings were promoting the development of a CAAC Boeing 747SP using their StartCollector app. That was good news as it was a model with clear sales potential and one that would appeal to international buyers as well as the Chinese home support. I regularly used to see them at Gatwick myself when I was a kid. Things got even better when JC Wings announced they would also release the models under their own brand but alas things have taken a turn for the annoying since then!

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Comparison: CZ 777-200 Skyteam - Phoenix vs JC Wings

15/6/2016

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China Southern doesn't really do special schemes however being a Skyteam member it has painted several aircraft into the alliance colours including the Boeing 777-21BER B-2056 (msn 27525 / ln 66). The Skyteam scheme is deceptively complex so how have two manufacturers approached it and which has the best 777?

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Comparison: Chongqing A319 - Aeroclassics vs Phoenix

29/5/2016

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It's not often that I get two examples of nearly the same model from two different manufacturers, however my recent branch into collecting Chinese airlines has given me more scope for this eventuality. In the first of a multi-part series I will compare 2 releases side by side to see which is the most accurate. First up Phoenix and Aeroclassic battle it out on the A319.

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JC Wings Undercarriage Height Issues

Shades of Battleship Grey

A Tristar Trio Pt2: NG Models New Tristar 500

A Tristar Trio Pt1: NG Models New Tristar 1 & 200

Comparing A320s - 1/400 Scale Detailed Mould Review

The Saga of the CAAC 747SPs

Comparison: CZ 777-200 Skyteam - Phoenix vs JC Wings

Comparison: Chongqing A319 - Aeroclassics vs Phoenix

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