Category: Wishlists

The NAMC YS-11 is a type easy to ignore by Western collectors but that shoul;dn't be the case as it served widely and for some major and colourful non-Japanese airlies. Although there are 3 available moulds and there have been over 25 releases there is still plenty of potential for this rather forgotten type, especially for US airlines.

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Pencil Twins: A 757-300 Wishlist

3/4/2024

Even though the 757-300 only sold 55 units to 7 customers it has recorded a strong service record and worn a surprisingly high number of liveries. Here I've found 40 possible 757-300s that can be made, of which so far only 16 have been produced on existing moulds. Now NG Models have announced the 753 we will surely get the opportunity to see a lot more of these schemes realised in 400 scale.

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Chinese Diversity Pt2: 737NG Wishlist

10/1/2024

If you're a collector of Western airliners you may feel that the Chinese based manufacturers sometimes don't know what they're doing when they select airliner/aircraft combinations since there is so much repetition and relatively little diversity. You may take some comfort then in realising it is just as bad for Chinese airliners where there is a steady stream of the Big 3 and little else. Take 737NGs for example and there are plenty of colourful or interesting models being neglected.

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Chinese Diversity Pt1: A320ceos

4/1/2024

There have been a lot of A320s made in 400 scale (about 980 in fact) and 150 of them have been Chinese but that still doesn't necessarily mean the type has been especially well covered. Since I like Chinese airliners and AV400 has a new A320 mould I thought I'd take a quick look at what could still be made new and what needs a re-release.

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Short Screwdriver: MD-87 Wishlist

14/10/2023

There were only 75 MD-87s built but if you lived in Europe the type was a common visitor to most major airports courtesy of being a member of the fleet of a lot of existing MD-80 operators. With literally a handful of MD-87s made in â€‹400 scale to date there is lots of potential for the type even with its limited production run.

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Mad Dog Central 2: An Old World MD-80 Wishlist

12/10/2023

In part 1 I looked at the possibilities for MD-80s for the Americas but of course the type has been used widely in the rest of the world also. In fact, arguably the 80 was more representative of Europe than the US and certainly there was a massive diversity of Mad Dogs in the EU. So here we take a trip around Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa on the lookout for MD-80 options.

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Mad Dog Central 1: An Americas MD-80 Wishlist

11/10/2023

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The MD-80 has not had a lot of love in 400 scale. There have been over 100 made, albeit that isn't 100 individual liveries and the moulds are all obsolescent or just not very good. In fact, the range of schemes that has been made has been low because there have been multiples of the same scheme quite a bit. There are literally tons of MD-80s that deserve to get made so here in part 1 I take a look at just those from the Americas.

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Hatfield Hopefuls: A Comet 4 Wishlist

3/5/2023

It may be the case that retro-airliners don't sell well but that's not going to stop me advocating for the history of aviation to be represented in 400 scale. Obviously when you're talking Comets it has to be Aeroclassics. The mould hasn't been used for over a decade but there are still some nice schemes that remain unmade, even Comet 4s that fit the mould's proportions. I wonder if we'll ever see them?

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Camber Cravings: An IL-86 Wishlist

4/11/2022

JC Wings has a variety of excellent moulds that barely get any use. A good deal of the blame for this can be laid at the door of their production partner Gemini Jets who I have heard block a lot of releases, however with Yu ModeLs producing an IL-86 on the JC mould soon there is hope we might get to see more of the big Russian Airbus.

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The Babiest Bus: An A318 Wishlist

7/7/2022

The A318 didn't get a massive production run, but 80 frames is still quite a lot of possible liveries when you throw 20 private examples and 11 distinct Frontier tails into the mix. In 400 scale there have only been a handful of releases but with the new NG Models A318 imminent here I take a look at all the possibilities.

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NG Models Confirms A320-100

8/6/2022

When NG Models sent me the A320 moulds there was a conspicuous absence. Although they provided four A320 samples, covering both the A320ceo and neos, they did not provide an A320-100. Speaking with them they have now confirmed they will make a series 100 so let's take a look at that version, what has been made and what can be made on the original baby bus.

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Shrink Wrap: A Revisited Tristar 500 Wishlist

11/5/2022

The Tristar 500 is another of the classic moulds owned by NG Models they seem to have rather lost faith in, despite its excellence. Obviously the situation isn't helped by the electroplating issues NG has had with its natural metal belly L-1011s but there remains quite a bit to be made and I am rather impatient to see more. Here's an updated wishlist for the type taking into account production so far.

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Persian Perfection: Iranian Tu-154Ms

13/4/2022