Air Travel’s Spicy Girls of Hunan
Collecting model airliners can give you a window into other cultures, which can sometimes seem bizarre by Western standards. Chinese […]
Return of the Blue Box / Jet-X A300
JC Wings has a huge mould back catalogue thanks to it being formed from the brands Blue Box and Jet-X,
TAA’s Prop-jet Dominance Pt2: ANA – Ansett
If the Convair 240 ensured TAA was able to survive its formative years the Vickers Viscount proved more than capable
TAA’s Prop-jet Dominance Pt1: Viscounts vs DC-6s
Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) had from its creation been the trendsetter in the Australian market, introducing Convair 240s which enabled
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Air China | Airbus A330-243 | B-6076 ‘Capital Pavillion / Zi Chen’ | NG Models – Ultimate Collection
I’ve been quite critical of NG Models recently, but even so it is hard to deny that the majority of
Tiny – Mr Bean 747-400
Every now and then some weird 400 scale models appear advertising something not airline related. In 2021 there was the Bruce
Air Gabon | Boeing 767-266ER | TR-LFH | Aeroclassics
Aeroclassics has had, and continues to have, some well publicised QC issues with production over the past few years but
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Garuda Indoesia | Boeing 737-8U3WL | PK-GFM | Panda Models / Airshop Diecast
Even though I’m now back in the UK I still buy a lot of models from abroad and sometimes I
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KD Avia: Connecting Russia to Europe
Following the breakup of the USSR various Aeroflot directorates gained their independence and spawned a wide variety of successor airlines,
China Postal Airlines | Boeing 777-200LRF | B-221X | JC Wings
There has been a lot of innovation in 400 scale in recent years and while it hasn’t all been a
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Maiden Voyager: Virgin’s Early Years 84-86
Nowadays Virgin Atlantic seems like part of the aviation establishment, having cemented its place at Heathrow, become part-owned by Delta
Virgin Blue | Embraer E190AR | VH-ZPI | JC Wings
Regional types have long been the preserve of JC Wings thanks to a spurt of regional mould building at the
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