just saw this on ARD facebook page. they will be adding MONARCH B720 to the other new models announced.
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New Model Announcement. Inflight200 have just confirmed that the Monach Airways Boeing 720 will be added to the other new models of this new tooling. This will be extremely popular, as the old UK airlines and airliners are increasing in popularity amongst the collectors in this growing range.
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Thanks for posting the pics!! This one IS on my radar.
Wings look good. Not sure about the nose but first impression is that it is passable.
I'll have to look at these pics more closely. The model look good over all, but the tail looks a little strange, a little too vertical maybe? Nose wheel looks a little strange too. Maybe a bit too wide?
Last edited by Charlie Alpha; 02-21-2015 at 09:00 AM.
Photos like these make it very tough to judge how a model will look. Window level side views would give a better sense of its accuracy. Plus, this might be a pre-production sample. Either way mine is on order and will stay on order. No model is perfect...
Monarch operated the 720B with the fan engines and the HF antenna so it will have to be different to the United above. My first flight in a jet was on a Monarch 720B, I've got the AC 1:400 but might well be tempted to get it in the bigger scale.
The more I've looked at photos of the original United 720 on various websites, the more I like the photos shown above of the model. I'm sure there are imperfections as with all models, but it seems to nicely capture the "look" of the original. It will be interesting to see how many 720-022 they make before they switch gears into the 720B...
The wing planform looks correct but in my opinion, the inner flaps and the outer flaps should have the same chord (same width), the glove between the inner engines and the fuselage is there, well done.
Something disturbing about the nose, it seems a bit too pointed and in fact the nose looks different from the B 707s already made by the manufacturer.
Nose landing gear maybe a bit too wide.
That said, compared to the B 707-420, same manufacturer, it is a good model.
cockpit too small -> creating the illusion of a too big nose....would be great is thea could add the ones from previous 707 releases!
apart from that very nice model - even as good as their 880/990 i'd say....but doesn't it have an antenna on its tail?
love that cheatline placing! - can't we have that on their 707s aswell??!??!??!
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cockpit too small -> creating the illusion of a too big nose....would be great is thea could add the ones from previous 707 releases!
apart from that very nice model - even as good as their 880/990 i'd say....but doesn't it have an antenna on its tail?
love that cheatline placing! - can't we have that on their 707s aswell??!??!??!
United 720 aircraft did not have tail antennas, so no worries...
Looks good although the engines look over scale - should be much smaller. Hope they are corrected for the final release.
Looking forward to the Monarch 720B
It appears that there is now a 720 and 720B mold set. I think the biggest difference is the jets vs fans(B) and longer horizontal stabs on the B. It will be interesting to put the 2 flavours tail to tail and compare.
In my current 720 livery survey Monarch is tied with Pan Am for desirability behind TWA, American, Western and MEA. I have forwarded initial survey results to Bob at Inflight and will send the results of the survey to him the first week of March when the survey is closed. If you want a kick at the survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BV2GR2C
It appears they are using the same engine nacelles as the 320/420 mold. They are too big. The JT3Cs on the 707-120 and 720 were substantially narrower. Also, not sure why they have blocked out the last few cabin windows on the right side. UA never had those blocked like this -- maybe two were blocked. Not four.
One correct detail however -- the aft galley door is a tall one and matches the size of the forward galley door. UA and EA had these larger aft service doors specified for their 720s. All other 707/720 operators had small aft service doors.
Please tell me why there are creases in the leading edge of the wing. The DC-10 and MD-11 have leading edge slats and they are not that deep. These should be removed as they are totally unnecessary and do not enhance the appearance of the model.
It would also be good to see a side view to see the cabin window levels since the bottom of the door should be at the fuselage crease which indicates the floor line. I guess I may be nitpicking a bit.
I look forward to the many other 720 and 720B liveries that can be made especially all four of the AA possibilities.
Please tell me why there are creases in the leading edge of the wing. The DC-10 and MD-11 have leading edge slats and they are not that deep. These should be removed as they are totally unnecessary and do not enhance the appearance of the model.
It would also be good to see a side view to see the cabin window levels since the bottom of the door should be at the fuselage crease which indicates the floor line. I guess I may be nitpicking a bit.
I look forward to the many other 720 and 720B liveries that can be made especially all four of the AA possibilities.
Then there is CO, NW, EA, BN, etc
The depth of those lines well depends on the machines they used for building the mould, it seems to me that they still using the CNC technology in 1990s.
Is that the InFlight model because the picture is of a 720B?
And since you asked, the nose is WAY too skinny on the bottom of this model, the TurboFAN engines are falling off the pylons, nose wheel is screwed up (wheel too small, strut too long), tail is too skinny, and the pax windows and cheatline are WAY too high, particularly toward the rear. They intersect the horizontal stabilizers mid point when the windows and cheatline should be below the stabilizer.
It looks like this model has ALL of the flaws of the old IF 707s but added a screwed up nose to the mix. I was going to pre-order the United 720, but i think I'll wait until I see a side view of the nose because this nose looks seriously screwed up form your attached pic.
Last edited by Charlie Alpha; 02-24-2015 at 01:15 PM.
It looks as though engine no.4 is pointed slightly down, and the nose section (radome) is a bit long and very pointy. The cheatlines/windows looks to be sloping slightly like on the 707s, but hight wise the printing looks better. Please please Inflight - before Laker Airways 720B and some turbojet ones I'd like, can you print the cheatlines/windows straight and if possible correct the other two issues I mentioned.
Unlike IF200's 707, I can see there being potential for this mould with just the odd tweaks. Cheers Inflight.
**edit - Charlie Alpha has pointed out the issues above.......disregard my post.
Such a mystery why with so many pics on the net, IF200 continues to screw its 707s & 720s (+ with Herpa and their 707-420)!!
Yep, this is just another disappointment for all collectors who are interested in first generation jets. The cheatline-issue seems to be something "InFlight" cannot handle properly. Same goes for the cockpit-windows. I wish I could personally show the people responsible for this what a 707/720 really looks like...
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I don't think that nose is too bad - I've seen worse. If they could straighten the no.4 engine and make the HF antenna the proper length then I'm very interested.
Incidentally the IF HF antenna is a better effort than those on many a B707 diecast I've seen.
I don't think that nose is too bad - I've seen worse. If they could straighten the no.4 engine and make the HF antenna the proper length then I'm very interested.
Incidentally the IF HF antenna is a better effort than those on many a B707 diecast I've seen.
Agree. Engines 1 and 4 definitely need to be properly aligned. I also agree with earlier comments that the nose gear strut looks too long and the scribe lines on the leading edges of the wings definitely need to go away.
Other than that, not bad. Please give us a Western Airlines "Indian Head" and a "Flying W" 720B.
I don't want to criticize too much these attempts to make B 720s, B 720Bs, B 707-320s or -420s but i'm afraid that none of them will join my collection, even if they wear the livery of my favorite airline ...
Our dear manufacturers should accept the help of those who have a real knowledge of these planes.
The result of this is that the market will be flooded with crappy models, I'm not sure another manufacturer will be brave enough to take the risk to make a decent model of a B 707, the market will be too limited.
We had the same situation with the A 310 which was released some time ago.
… but if you want an A 350 or a tropical SINGAPORE, you have the choice ...
I don't want to criticize too much these attempts to make B 720s, B 720Bs, B 707-320s or -420s but i'm afraid that none of them will join my collection, even if they wear the livery of my favorite airline ...
same here, not with these cheatlines - which actually should be a quite fulfillable criteria. surprisingly the same manufacturer is able to print accurate cheatlines - even on the same mould... i don't get over the phenomenon Inflight200.... over the years i rougly passed on up to 8 707s due to crooked or "on-the-roof" cheatlines. i still would want them, but my hope isn't really big that they will be released again with decent cheatline printing.
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The result of this is that the market will be flooded with crappy models, I'm not sure another manufacturer will be brave enough to take the risk to make a decent model of a B 707, the market will be too limited.
We had the same situation with the A 310 which was released some time ago.
Jean Pierre.
i still don't get why people spend their hard earned money on substandard models just for the sake of having a -400 or a 720 in their collection.
but i guess we are the minority here. most of the collectorate do more care about color shades than mould shapes.
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, but not with high and/or rising cheat line
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