Panda Models Arrivals - September 2021

Panda have been producing so many models for others their own releases almost seem like an afterthought. Their Tu-134s seem especially to take a while to see the light of day but the majority of the small Panda backlog is now on its way to foreign retailers and is available within China. Here are the first shots of the models.

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Releasing only 6 Tupolev Tu-134s in nearly 2 years is a pretty poor return and a disappointment for me, especially when it is often quite a while between announcement and delivery. Nonetheless, the latest trio of 134s are finished and look excellent. 

Panda are playing it a little safe so far with their Tu-134 releases as obviously there are plenty of schemes to make, especially when you take into account that Panda have both moulds (Tu-134A with glazed nose and Tu-134B with radar nose). They could of for example made the standard Aeroflot colours as a Tu-134B at the same time in the same scheme, but oh well.

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At least Panda have started to meander towards some of the major Eastern Bloc carriers with the Interflug model below. Hopefully there'll be more announced soon.

​To get an idea of the range of releases possible see my wishlist:

A Crusty Crusade: Tu-134 Wishlist

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The other model that is also finished is the Titan Airways Royal Air Force 'Boris Force Two' A321 G-XATW. Gemini Jets also just released this model but obviously the Panda mould is superior:

As far as I know that leaves just a single model in Panda's own backlog, although obviously there are plenty of other retailer exclusive models in the panda production backlog. The single remaining model is the Peach Air A320: