Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Model Aircraft NEWS!: Inflight 200 September 2011 Releases

Few warbirds, a few Aussies and a couple of  NEWCOMERS!
Preorder HERE!

IF7321011: USA – AIR FORCE  BOEING T-43A 71-1403

 IFP3010: USA – Navy Lockheed RP-3D Orion "Road Runner"~ 158227

IFP3011: Canada - Air Force Lockheed CP-140 Aurora ~ 140110
 
IFDC101011: ARROW CARGO DC-10-30  N478CT  

 IF10111011: ROYAL AIRLINES L1011 C-FTNI


 IF7071011AP: QANTAS BOEING 707-300 VH-EBO (POLISHED)


 IF7071011BP: QANTAS BOEING 707-300 VH-EBT (POLISHED)


IF7371011B: CONTINENTAL BOEING 737-700 N24736
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Model Aircraft NEWS! : AVIATION 200 1:200 Models September 2011

 Get your preorders HERE  for the 12 NEW and HOT Aviation 200 releases on September

BEA British Aerospace Company 111-500 G-AVMI
  
BOAC Bristol Britannia G-ANBE
 
 
 British Airways British Aerospace Company 111-500 G-AVMT 
 
Aeroflot – Nord Boeing 737-500VP-BOH
 

 
Iran Air Boeing 737-200 EP-IRH 
Iran Air Boeing 737-200 EP-IGA 
Nordavia Boeing 737-500 VP-BOH 

Olympic Airways Boeing 737-400 SX-BKN 
 
 
Royal Air Force Armstrong-Withworth AW-660 Argosy XP444
 
 
Royal Netherlands Air Force Douglas KDC-10-30 T-235
 
 
Royal Netherlands Air Force Douglas KDC-10-30 T264 

 
 
United States Air Force Boeing E-3D 71-1408
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Model Aircraft NEWS! :1:200 + 1:400 JC WINGS and JET-X Models August 2011


 Get your preorders locked HERE  cause I hear there is quite the high demand on a number of those!
Jet-X 1:200

Hawaiian Airlines Douglas DC-10-30 N12061


Hawaiian Airlines Douglas DC-10-30 N35084
JC Wings 1:200
Air Canada Lockheed L-1011-500 C-GAGJ
VARIG Boeing 727-100 PP-VLE
VARIG Boeing 727-100 PP-VLG
JC Wings 1:400
Air China Airbus Industries A330-200 B-6091
Austrian Airlines Airbus Industries A330-200 OE-LAO
bmi British Midland Airbus Industries A330-200 G-WWBD
Japan Air Commuter Bombardier DHC-8-400 JA844C
Olympic Airways Bombardier DHC-8-400 SX-OBA
PIA - Pakistan International Airlines Aerospatile / Aeritalia ATR-42 AP-BHI
PIA - Pakistan International Airlines Aerospatile / Aeritalia ATR-42 AP-BHJ
PIA - Pakistan International Airlines Aerospatile / Aeritalia ATR-42 AP-BHO
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

EQUAVIA: 1:400 Model comparison Lufthansa Herpa VS Dragon Wings

OBJECTIVE
 -This is your chance to vote for likes and dislikes of the manufacturer's effort to detail. I am just gonna hand you some closeups along with some real life images courtesy of www.airliners.net after 15 days of voting the superlative to detail will be announced.  Right under the images I may add a few specks which can not be recognized from the image like rotating wheels etc.

-Both are aircrafts B747-400's of German airline "Lufthansa". Since it is a quite popular airline I figures it would be of interest.

          Exhibit A                                                     Exhibit B 
Manufacturer : Herpa                                      Manufacturer : Dragon Wings
Product Code: 560139                                    Product Code: 55156 and 55483 special X-mas version
Release Year  : 2003-2008                              Release Year  : 2000-2002
Units made     : Limited                                    Units made     : Limited
Scale             : 1:400                                       Scale             : 1:400
Registration   : D-ABVW                                Registration   : D-ABVF

LEFT: Herpa / RIGHT: Dragon Wings  

LEFT: Dragon Wings  / RIGHT: Herpa  

Herpa Wings

Dragon Wings

Herpa Wings
 
Dragon Wings


GENERAL DETAILS
Herpa has a textured detail on the engine coils wings while Dragon is plain. There are more details on the cargo doors of  Herpa, while Dragon tilting wing gears. Dragon's windows are finer outlined where herpa used a plain grey. Herpa's type font for the Lufthansa Lettering is more bold and looks closer to reality, yet Dragon managed to get the blue color better. Herpa again made a better tone of Lufthansa yellow. Same goes for the grey of the Star Alliance logo, where dragon made that too dark.
The cockpit windows of Dragon look better, while Herpa has added more detail, like the top strobe lights etc

Take your close look and cast your votes in one of the three major Model Aircraft forums:
Click on your favorite forum to take you directly in the voting and discussion thread!



May the best wing.... win!
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Model Aircraft NEWS! :1:200 Aviation / Inlfight / BBOX Models August 2011

These are the PREORDER announcements of Aviation 200, Inflight 200 and Blue Box 200

AV2707556P South African Airways Boeing 707-300 ZS-SAG (Polished) limited 144pcs

AV2707557P South African Airways Air Cargo Boeing 707-300 ZS-SAH (polished) Limited 132pcs


AV2DC10745 Trans International Airlines – TIA DC-10-30 N102TV Limited 138pcs 

 

AV2DC10746 Transamerica DC-10-30 N103TV  Limited 138pcs




BBOXSTAR01 Star Alliance Continental  Boeing 737-800 N26210 Limited 132pcs
  

BBOXSTAR02 Star Alliance South African Airways Boeing737-800 ZS-SJV Limited 132pcs









 

BBOXSTAR03 Star Alliance ANA Boeing 737-800 JA51AN  Limited 132pcs





IFMD820711 Alitalia MD-82 I-DATM
 



IFDC100911 Eastern Air Lines DC-10-30 N392EA Limited  288pcs
N392EA 47867 was delivered to Alitalia in February 1975 as I-DYNCand was leased to Sabena in April 1982 and was returned only two months later to be sold to Polaris Aircraft Leasing Corportation in November 1985. In the same motnh Eastern leased the aircraft as N392EA aafter being returned to Polairs the aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Greensboro North Carolina . March 1985 saw a new owner Citicorp North America Inc  and was then sold to Pacific Aviation Holding Company in September 1995  and was then leased to Continental Micronesia in the same month. After being reregistered she was leased to Continental Air Lines and then was withdrawn from use in Jamaury 2001. Avensa then leased the aircraft and reregistered it as YV-60C  and then was leased yet again to Santa Barbara Airlines in September 2002  

 

 IFDC8630911 KLM  DC-8-63 PH-DEK Limited  288pcs

PH-DEK 46121 was to be to Philippine Air lines as RP-C827 buit this was not taken up and was then delivered to KLM in December 1969 as Ph-DEK and was named David Livingstone. In May 1972 it was then leased to Philippine Airlines. April 1984 saw a change of ownership to Daedalus Corporation and was reregistered as TF-FLV.and was leased to Icelandair and then sold to them in November 1984. Aer Turas then brought the aircraft and reregistered it as EI-CAK where she was converted to a DC-8-63F. July 1994 saw yet another owner Aerolease Finance Corporation  and was then leased to ATI until August 2003 and was sold to Skytrade International Enterprises in September 2003 then to Race Aviation Corporation in May 2004 and then leased to Johnsons Air in July 2004 




IF7070911PA  USA - Air Force Boeing 707-300 62-6000 (Polished) 
62-6000 18461 was delivered to the United States Air Force on October 9th 1962 to the 1246 ATW. This aircraft was used as Air Force One for the President of the USA and became part of the 89MAW at Andrews Air Force Base. In May 1998 it was retired and put on display at the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum where she still is now in her splendid glory.    
 
 



IF7070911PB USA - Air Force Boeing 707-300 72-7000 (Polished) 
 
 72-7000 20630 was delivered to the USAF on August 9th 1972 as N8459. On November 15th 1972 she was re-serialled as 72-27000 where she became the sister ship for 62-6000 as part of the Air Force One cavalcade of the 89MAW at Andrews Air Force Base. She was then retired from service in August 2001 and preserved at Simi Valley California.       




IF7320911PA Western Airlines Boeing 737-200 N235WA (Polished) Limited  168pcs

 N235WA 22859 was to be delivered to Sudan Airways as ST-AIB as White Nile but this was not taken up by Sudan Airways and then this aircraft was offered to TAME as N4562N and again not taken up by them and then was eventually delivered to Western Air Lines in May 1984 and then merged with Delta Air Lines in April 1987. This airframe was then withdrawn from use in September 2001 and stored at Goodyear Arizona After being sold in the same month to BCI 2002-02 LLC it was then leased to Delta Air Lines in September 2002



 IF7320911B  Western Airlines Boeing 737-200 N4518W  Limited  168pcs 
N4518W 19615 was delivered to Western Air Lines in January 1969 and then was sold to Polaris Aircraft leasing in January 1986 where she was leased to Western Air Lines and then to Delta when they merged in 1987. After flying with Braniff and Markair and a few other airlines she was then sold to Pinacle Aircraft Leasing in April 1985 after being leased out to International Airline Investors she was then reregistered as OB-1620 and sub leased to Aero Continente and then was withdrawn from use and stored in September 1999  
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