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Originally Posted by ANTHONY F DUVA JR
The original from the 90s was entirely die cast metal; this version reputedly has plastic wings (I haven't seen it) so it's more of a Dragon Wings.
I do have the new DHL cargo jet that looks something like an Il-76 - it is not the BAe 146 for sure.
The Continental DC-9-30 you remember was probably an Ertl model.
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I actually have a Continental BAe 146 from Matchbox. I got it years ago, when I was very young and way before I started to seriously collect. I can tell you, with the size of the details (like doors) and the amount of Windows, this thing is a entirely new widebody type in 1:500 scale.
These are nothing new though, I have quite a few planes that they had made that I got when I was really young, some are in ok shape, others need some new paint on them.
Amongst them is:
CO BAe 146 and DC-10
FedEx A300
Iberia A300
BA Landor 747 and Concorde
Air France Concorde
"Forestry Service" C207
These are great if you want to bring up a little collector, I will admit that though. I even have a little Matchbox airport in boxes somewhere in the attic too!