PHOTOS - J C Wings - DC10 / A340 and F50

Agent X20 · 09-04-2012, 08:33 AM

Really pushed for time this month, apologies but have put them all together...

SQA380-842 · 09-04-2012, 09:53 AM

The forkers are exceptional, but the opposite for the DC-10 and A340. JC should stick to their good stuff.

A340: something doesn't look right. The wings look very 'thick'.
DC-10: cockpit printing is funny. Engine exhaust colours not accurate.

KLM B747-400F · 09-04-2012, 01:46 PM

Like the F-50's, but the rear wheels look so huge..

Thailand Wings · 09-05-2012, 03:11 AM

very nice SA A340. i'll grab one =)

CXB77L · 09-05-2012, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Thailand Wings

very nice SA A340. i'll grab one =)

You do realise Phoenix will be releasing this exact model this month, right?

LH B747-430 · 09-05-2012, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CXB77L

You do realise Phoenix will be releasing this exact model this month, right?

... for at least the double price..

I'll also go with JC - the printing is good and replicates this colorful bird well enough.. Phoenix's prices are ridiculous for 1:400 models, just like AC..

To the Fokkers: Come to daddy!!

CXB77L · 09-05-2012, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LH B747-430

... for at least the double price..

The old saying, 'you get what you pay for' has never rang more true. JC's A330/A340 mould look terrible - as do most, if not all of their widebody jet moulds.

To each their own ...

They should stick to making what they're good at.

Gunship01 · 09-05-2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LH B747-430

... for at least the double price..

I'll also go with JC - the printing is good and replicates this colorful bird well enough.. Phoenix's prices are ridiculous for 1:400 models, just like AC..

To the Fokkers: Come to daddy!!

So JC charges $18.00 for an A340? I know it was a ballpark figure, but I have found PHX quality to be better than JC. Seems JC sits at a factory window with a set of binoculars peering into PHX's planning room to get ideas for aircraft and then pushes them out faster. Faster is not always better.

I will say it was good of JC to fix their 1:200 Air New Zealand "All Blacks" a month later and then re-release it. However, I am now stuck with the first version as well. Sorry JC, I'm not buying your stuff without seeing pictures first and waiting to see if PHX is releasing it 30 days later. Not happening.

Bae146-200 · 09-05-2012, 02:12 PM

As we are in the middle of a double-dip recession I quite agree with LH B747-430
I now have to think very carefully before spending, and Phoenix prices are becoming
prohibitive here in the UK - whatever you guys pay in USD$, we pay the same
in GBP£. You pay $40 .... we pay £40 (or $60)
A lot of UK collectors purchase from the USA because it is cheaper to do so.
Likewise with AeroClassics £30 (or $45) for an A320 ..... just not happening.
If you can afford to buy Phoenix, then by all means do so.
I will happily buy the JC version (with its faults, not that I can see many)
the printing quality looks very good to me.
I think we are all getting a little tired of a certain persons boring retoric
telling us what we can or cannot buy. Either put up.... or shut up.

gerritcar747 · 09-05-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CXB77L

The old saying, 'you get what you pay for' has never rang more true. JC's A330/A340 mould look terrible - as do most, if not all of their widebody jet moulds.

To each their own ...

They should stick to making what they're good at.

I couldn't agree more. I cannot think of a single reason why anyone would want JC's version of the SAA (or any A330/A340 for that matter) over PHX's version. And sorry, no, it cannot be price - JC's A340s cost around $1 less than PHX's A340s in most cases I have seen.

Just my 2c

aklein707 · 09-05-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LH B747-430

... for at least the double price..

I'll also go with JC - the printing is good and replicates this colorful bird well enough.. Phoenix's prices are ridiculous for 1:400 models, just like AC..

To the Fokkers: Come to daddy!!

Again, you get what you pay for!!

You want cheap junk, JC is the answer!!

SQA380-842 · 09-05-2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aklein707

Again, you get what you pay for!!

You want cheap junk, JC is the answer!!

+1. JC cannot compete with PH with its 777 and A340 and most modern airliner moulds. Ph Beats JC hands down.

JerryWang · 09-05-2012, 09:24 PM

JC should stick to their regional jets/props, not crap widebodies!

Bangkok Lady La · 09-05-2012, 10:45 PM

With the exception to the cockpit windows on the Dc10, its a fine looking model.

Even AC with their fine Dc10 release stuffed the cockpit windows so who is right and who is wrong...all opinions that really matter to no-one except themselves. I for one think the JAL and Alitalia are fine releases....

Move on....
What are some other Dc10's that can be done?
Air Afrique / AOM / UTA ......

Bangkok Lady La · 09-05-2012, 10:46 PM

...also,
JC - any chance of seeing that Fokker mould used on some old Ansett's and TAA's.
...
and yes the AC ones look fine also.

Thailand Wings · 09-06-2012, 06:54 AM

my apologies to all comments against JC... i'm just a small time , low income collector... not being cheap just the budget constraint. I'll be very happy, satisfied and content if i can even have one model per month. PH, love it but i have to eat, pay my utilities, my car and my house and support my mother.

QFA388 · 09-06-2012, 08:51 AM

Then as the old saying goes...Buy what you like and like what you buy and all the while ignore what anyone else may say. You're spending your money not theirs.

Thailand Wings · 09-06-2012, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by QFA388

Then as the old saying goes...Buy what you like and like what you buy and all the while ignore what anyone else may say. You're spending your money not theirs.

true. enjoy collecting.

Bae146-200 · 09-06-2012, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Thailand Wings

my apologies to all comments against JC... i'm just a small time , low income collector... not being cheap just the budget constraint. I'll be very happy, satisfied and content if i can even have one model per month. PH, love it but i have to eat, pay my utilities, my car and my house and support my mother.

My sentiments entirely, particularly in the UK where petrol / gasoline costs a small fortune, and running a car is becoming a luxury.

dongfanghong · 09-06-2012, 10:03 AM

Beautiful Alitalia DC10, I will collect.

owenma · 09-06-2012, 01:04 PM

dislike the gear of JC Dc-10..

Gunship01 · 09-06-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by owenma

dislike the gear of JC Dc-10..

The 773 gear from JC is also jacked up!