Category: NG Models

Panda New Releases & Another Tu-204!

8/10/2021

About 6 months ago there were rumours of a falling out between Panda Models and NG Models - two companies that there hadn't previously been any obvious ties between. Most of this apparently happened on Chinese social media. Panda has now released its own Tu-204s as part of this month's release announcements, which is an interesting development.

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NG Models 757 Production: An Analysis

12/9/2021

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The Boeing 757 is one of my all time favourite aircraft and so I was thrilled when NG Models appeared in early 2018 with a brand new and excellent 757 mould. The 757 has been the cornerstone of their production and, as of Mid-September 2021, they had made 157 models under their own brand name, as well as 15 for HYJL Wings and 2 for Dream Air. For a little while now I've been interested in how the usage of the 757 mould has changed over time so in this analysis I take a look at the usage it has received to date.

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New Brand: Sebastian Model

19/7/2021

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Browsing around Taobao can be an interesting experience as it sometimes throws up models that you haven't ever seen before and even sometimes entirely new brands. A few weeks back I happened across an unusual looking ARJ21 model made for a new brand called Sebastian Model so let's take a closer look.

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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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Short 757ski: A Tu-204-300 Wishlist

5/4/2021

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It isn't often I get to do a wishlist for an aircraft that had only ten units built - perhaps there's hope for a Dassault Mercure yet! Anyway the short version of the Tu-204 the Tu-204-300 (or Tu-234) has only worn a few liveries and here's a comprehensive look at all of them - I think.

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Lost Potential: A TU-204-100 Wishlist

1/4/2021

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The Tupolev Tu-204 was robbed of a Tu-154 style production run by the collapse of the Soviet Union, which is a real shame as it appears to be a decent aircraft broadly in line with Western contemporaries at the dawn of the 90s. In the end although the aircraft has had a 30-year production run only around 90 aircraft were made. Even so, the type has appeared in a surprising number of liveries which we'll hopefully be seeing on NG Models releases soon.

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Delta Gets Tough With Licensing

21/3/2021

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I have known about this for a month or so now and, since it is basically common knowledge and been discussed in various places, I see no reason not to comment on it. The rumours that Delta have come down hard on model manufacturers, and retailers of those models, is true and obviously the situation is more complicated than just that. It has the potential to be a real pain for collectors so obviously this is a large issue, and part of a pattern of behaviour in recent times to damage competition in 200 and 400 scale.

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A Selfish 73G Wishlist

19/3/2021

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With NG Models and Panda now making new 737-700 moulds it opens up a substantial space for replacement and new releases for the type. Traditionally I'm a classics collector but there are a few geographic regions where my tastes stray closer to the modern so there are more than a few 73Gs that I would acquire - usually for operators from the late 90s and early 2000s. Seeing as I broke the news of a 73G coming I don't think it is unreasonable for a personal wishlist to get a look from NG!

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2020: The 400 Scale Year In Review - Part 2

6/1/2021

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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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Taobao Arrivals - Dream Air / Panda / NG Models

20/10/2020

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The Chinese market often gets releases well before those of us in the West and looking around Chinese sellers can often turn up new information and releases that you might otherwise miss out on. Checking around the past few days has turned up just such releases and announcements from Panda Models, Dream Air and NG Models.

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New Collection Additions: April/May 2020

17/6/2020

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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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New Collection Additions: January 2020

27/2/2020

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January seems like a long time ago now, with the Coronavirus outbreak delaying the shipment of February’s models and causing suspensions to at least some manufacturer’s production into March. It was however a fairly standard month of purchases for my collection with a focus on my favourite pair of 1:400 manufacturers.

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New Collection Additions: December 2019

22/1/2020

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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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NG Models New A350-900: A First Look

6/1/2020

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NG Models Prototype Airbus A350-900 Mould

NG Models continue to make a big splash in the 1:400 pond. They are not content with being a niche manufacturer and apparently have both the funding and capacity to take on the incumbent occupiers of the scale. Their latest assault on the existing manufacturers is a new Airbus A350-900 mould. Do we really need one? Maybe not, but if your plan is to compete directly with Phoenix and JC Wings then you definitely do. Here I'll take a look at the first sample of the new mould.

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New Collection Additions: November 2019

23/12/2019

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November proved to be an expensive month with excellent release sets from my two go-to manufacturers in 1:400 scale: Aeroclassics and NG Models. In this post I'll take a look at what flew in to join the collection last month and offer some opinions about them.

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Panda New Releases & Another Tu-204!

NG Models 757 Production: An Analysis

New Brand: Sebastian Model

Shades of Battleship Grey

Short 757ski: A Tu-204-300 Wishlist

Lost Potential: A TU-204-100 Wishlist

Delta Gets Tough With Licensing

A Selfish 73G Wishlist

2020: The 400 Scale Year In Review - Part 2

Taobao Arrivals - Dream Air / Panda / NG Models

New Collection Additions: April/May 2020

New Collection Additions: January 2020

New Collection Additions: December 2019

NG Models New A350-900: A First Look

New Collection Additions: November 2019

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