Category: Panda Models

Indonesia Ahoy: Starting A New Collection

18/9/2020

Given the number of models I own I really ought not to be starting new areas of the collection, but the post-deregulation period in developing nations has always been of real interest to me and Indonesia in particular is super interesting. In recent years there has been a nice selection of relatively obscure releases made, often in partnership with retailers, and even though I know I shouldn't have recently I started an Indonesian fleet too.

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Holiday: A Euro 737-300 Wishlist

16/4/2020

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The Panda Models 737-300 mould (once used by Aeroclassics also) is massively under-used. Panda has shown some interest in it, most recently with some easyjet and Jet2 examples but frankly they could be a lot more active. There are many series 300s left to be made and most exciting of these for me are the European charter airlines that took people to the sun and snow during the 80s, 90s and, with LCCs, even into the 2000s.

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New 1:400 Mould: Tupolev TU-134

7/3/2020

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Back in November I reported that Panda Models had said they would be producing a new Russian type in 1:400 scale. Since then Panda has gone largely silent and I was getting concerned for their survival, especially given the Coronavirus outbreak. However they are back and have announced that they will be making a new TU-134 mould in 1:400 scale. Now that's pretty exciting news!

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New Collection Additions: November 2019

24/12/2019

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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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An Ordinary Boeing: A 737-400 Wishlist

5/12/2019

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The late 1980s and early 1990s are a curiously poorly represented period in 1:400 scale. NG Models has been making good use of its 757 to fill the gap but there are large numbers of MD-80s, early A320s and 737 classics that have been neglected. Panda already has an excellent 737-300 but hasn't been using it as much as I'd like. Now they are producing a series 400, which is a major gap in production. Here's a look at what they ought to make with the new casting.

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New Moulds from NG Models & Panda

3/11/2019

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There are currently more players in the 1:400 space than ever before and although some of the older manufacturers appear under some stress (mainly Phoenix) several of the others are still expanding. To that end two of the newcomers, NG and Panda, have both announced that they will be producing new moulds soon.

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Classic A320s: A Wishlist 1987-95

15/8/2019

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The A320 family is hardly under-represented in 1:400 scale. Even so most manufacturers are fixated on the now and looking back to the service entry of the original A320 is way outside their interest. That’s a shame as there are plenty of cool models that have not been made for A320s from 1987-1995.

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Aviation400 & Panda Models June 2019 Releases

6/7/2019

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No sooner than I have posted updates of the year so far for both Aviation400 and Panda Models then both of them announce their June models. Although they are both relatively small sets both contain some exciting models showing that even with an airframe as common as the A330 there is still gold to be mined in 1:400 scale.

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Panda Models: March-May Releases

5/6/2019

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Panda Models have swung towards a European audience of late and post Chinese New Year their releases continue to be a mix of by now familiar airlines focusing on their Airbus mould catalogue. They have seemed content in 2019 to play second fiddle to NG Models but their models are still high-quality releases that are ticking the box for many, even if they have still not created a particularly viable distribution pathway for themselves.

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2018: A Year of 1:400 Collecting in Review

16/2/2019

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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?

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Panda Models: January 2019 Releases

7/2/2019

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The Chinese New Year is almost upon us, which means there'll be a lot less models for a month or so until the whole of China gets back to work in March! In the meantime though Panda Models have not been sitting still and instead have released their December models and announced their batch for January, most of which are already on sale as well. Let's take a look.

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Short Stuff: A 737-600 Wishlist

7/1/2019

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Recently Panda Models have presumably leveraged their existing 737-700 mould to produce its shorter stablemate the series 600. The type was thoroughly unloved and therefore the number of operators of the type was limited. Panda have already made 5 737-600s covering SAS and Air China but there is a small group of further series 600s that can, and ought, to be made.

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Panda Models: Releases September-December

10/12/2018

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Panda Models are so obscure as a company that it is really hard to tell what is going on with them. This year they have been no way near as prolific as they were last and in fact for several months they don’t appear to have released any models at all. Nonetheless they are still developing new moulds and over the past few months there have been two new offerings announced, plus some interesting models.

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Panda Models – June/July/August Releases

11/9/2018

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It has been a somewhat odd year for Panda Models. In some ways they have kicked on nicely from the excellent year they had last year, and in some ways their new focuses make their models both harder to find and of less interest to my collecting. Nonetheless both July and August’s batches have useful additions within them.

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Panda Models April-May 2018 Releases

3/6/2018

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It's hard to say what is going on over at Panda Models as they have been really quiet this year and the usual pathways by which I find out about their releases have often been silent. In fact I have been finding out about a lot of their releases via Airshop Diecast - the Indonesian store. It seems they have a new focus on Indonesia so let's take a look at what they've been doing in the past few months.

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Indonesia Ahoy: Starting A New Collection

Holiday: A Euro 737-300 Wishlist

New 1:400 Mould: Tupolev TU-134

New Collection Additions: November 2019

An Ordinary Boeing: A 737-400 Wishlist

New Moulds from NG Models & Panda

Classic A320s: A Wishlist 1987-95

Aviation400 & Panda Models June 2019 Releases

Panda Models: March-May Releases

2018: A Year of 1:400 Collecting in Review

Panda Models: January 2019 Releases

Short Stuff: A 737-600 Wishlist

Panda Models: Releases September-December

Panda Models – June/July/August Releases

Panda Models April-May 2018 Releases

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