Hi I don't post regular but i am really happy they finally released it
air Jamaica 737-800
China Southern 757-200
Continental express saab
Eastern CV-440
Garuda Indonesia 737-500
Pan am 747sp
Virgin a340-600 and 747
The Virgin A346 is billed as G-VNAP, unless it's being resprayed as I type, it's not in billboard livery yet. Perhaps the lack of photo is telling in that respect ? Phoenix have given us the A333 and B787-9 in Virgin billboard livery thus far, so all we'd need now is an A343 and we have a complete set... HELLO GEMINI !!!!
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So here's a question. Which is the better 747SP mould? Herpa or Gemini. I have the Herpa already. But I could be persuaded to do a little fleet building. Ok, not really fleet building since they are the same aircraft, but...
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Not that I'm complaining cause its nice to get a real classic from Gemini but the EA Convair seems an odd choice especially as Aeroclassics has already doen that livery on the CV-440.
I'd have much rather had a Local Service Convair - Allegheny, Central, Lake Central or Mohawk all spring to mind in CV-240/440 land.
They're not really my era but the CZ 757 and JM 738 are both very nice.
Chunky wingtip aerials on that 747SP aren't they?
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Didnt they release a similar Garduda B737 a few months ago??
That was a -400 series with old blue livery, and a -800 series with retro color.
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Gemini will eventually do the Saab I want, which is the bowling shoe northwest airlink. Until then, I patiently wait.
Same here. With all of the Saabs that they are releasing, and with Mesaba/NWAirlink being such a prominent operator, I'm fairly confident that we will see one before the holidays.
I would consider the Pan Am 747sp and Virgin Airbus A340 and 747 if they were cheaper.....
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Pity the Convair isn't a 580 like the picture suggests.
Now that would be worth seeing in 1:400!
(As long as they put some decently scaled u/c on it! )
How many C-17s does Geminijets wants to make in 1:200??!
(Not to pick on you specifically ... because there are many gripes about "yet another C-17" so far on this thread and in the 1:200 thread.)
Please .. Let's think about this a minute ...
If Gemini keeps making more C-17s it must mean that they are selling them ... Doesn't it ?
And in these bad economic times ...
Anything that keeps Gemini going as a business must be a good thing ...
Have any of the above mentioned gripers thought about what this hobby would be like if we lose Gemini ?
Hopefully Gemini are not going to make the same mistake as Phoenix with that purple billboard font. It really should be much darker, verging on black...
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Hopefully Gemini are not going to make the same mistake as Phoenix with that purple billboard font. It really should be much darker, verging on black...
All of the colours on the VS744 look a bit off. Red should be darker and the silver should be more white.
Nice list, love the Jamaican, i am *Ecstatic* that turboprops are being produced regularly, dont know why only GJ is willing to do them but i suppose thats better than nothing...
The Virgin A346 is billed as G-VNAP, unless it's being resprayed as I type, it's not in billboard livery yet. Perhaps the lack of photo is telling in that respect ? Phoenix have given us the A333 and B787-9 in Virgin billboard livery thus far, so all we'd need now is an A343 and we have a complete set... HELLO GEMINI !!!!
Yes, why gemini didn't show the picture of A346 on the website ? Does anybody know if this A346 painted in billboard title ?
So here's a question. Which is the better 747SP mould? Herpa or Gemini. I have the Herpa already. But I could be persuaded to do a little fleet building. Ok, not really fleet building since they are the same aircraft, but...
Can't help you on the mould, but you'll probably see a different shade of blue between the two. Herpa colors tend to be on the lighter side no matter what airline they release.
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I'll grab the CO Saab 340 (which I have been waiting for!), the Allegiant 757, and possibly the Virgin Atlantic A346 although judging by the wrong colors on the 744, I will probably pass. I wish companies could get Virgin Atlantic right. Gemini Jets' silver is just weird, and Phoenix's is TOO silver.
Don't think so - Not been up to MAN recently, and currently operating VS201 from SYD to HKG.
Curioser and curioser, must be due a respray soon then... who knows ?
Anyhow, the subject of the 744 release has just departed GLA and hour or so ago enroute to Florida. When I heard it was G-VXLG, I legged it over to get some photos. Pretty gloomy weather but you can see the font is black though, not purple. You can also clearly see the trouble they've been having with the metallic red paint, on the tail here....
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First of all, the pictures above seem very different from what is depicted on the Gemini page. Sure, there are issues with lighting and sky and all that. Bt still, I wonder what color the actual model will be and how close to reality.
Second: 'A secret release?'
Tempting. Gee, guess I am going to have to amend my order. Hopefully the Allegiant will have winglets!
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The red on the VS should also be metallic. It doesn't appear to be from the pictures of the model ...
That said, I'm very tempted to buy the VS 744.
I gather problems with the metallic paint mean it won't be gettiing rolled out across the fleet, presumably that's why the Gemini model features normal paint. As for the billboard font, plenty collectors pointed out it was also wrong when the Phoenix A330 was released a couple of months ago. Hopefully Gemini will improve the final release model from this sample picture.
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I gather problems with the metallic paint mean it won't be gettiing rolled out across the fleet, presumably that's why the Gemini model features normal paint. As for the billboard font, plenty collectors pointed out it was also wrong when the Phoenix A330 was released a couple of months ago. Hopefully Gemini will improve the final release model from this sample picture.
Only VXLG seems to be having the problems with the paint. And its got a lot worse looking at you're pics!!
The 2 A343's that have been painted in the new colours in the last couple of months have had the metallic red. There was a big gap between VXLG and VELD being repainted so it seems they used that time to sort the problems out. VROC (the 1st in the new livery) also had a blotchy looking tail when it came out of the paintshop in July 2010.
The A330's dont have the metallic red as only VS at LHR and Air livery at MAN have the templates for the livery and rumour had it that Airbus didn't want to use the metallic red anyway, so they have the red thats used on the Gemini release.
Only VXLG seems to be having the problems with the paint. And its got a lot worse looking at you're pics!!
The 2 A343's that have been painted in the new colours in the last couple of months have had the metallic red. There was a big gap between VXLG and VELD being repainted so it seems they used that time to sort the problems out. VROC (the 1st in the new livery) also had a blotchy looking tail when it came out of the paintshop in July 2010.
The A330's dont have the metallic red as only VS at LHR and Air livery at MAN have the templates for the livery and rumour had it that Airbus didn't want to use the metallic red anyway, so they have the red thats used on the Gemini release.
Thanks for the info, think I recall reading about problems with the first 747 paint job and hearing it may be getting ditched. Good news if the plan is to keep it going and perhaps Gemini will give us a form of metallic red and a black font on this release. I e-mailed them about that but replies don't often come back.
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Pretty gloomy weather but you can see the font is black though, not purple.
Al. the GJ model is correct with purple lettering. The letters are not black and this will become evident if you reshoot this bird in full sun. A dull overcast day does make them look almost black, but even your shots show the letters are indeed very dark purple.
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DC-8s still needed to be done in 1/400: Air Ceylon, Air Spain, Seaboard World (-63CF)
Comets still missing- Dan Air (4 & 4C), United Arab Airlines/Misrair/Egyptair, Kuwait AW, Sudan AW, East African AW, Saudi Royal Flt.
Caravelles still not made: Luxair, Air Algerie,SABENA (final scheme), Libyan Arab Airlines, SAS ( SCANDINAVIAN titles scheme)
Ilyushin IL-18s still not made: Tarom (billboard,) Malev (1st scheme),Cubana, Balkan/ Tabso-Bulgarian Air Transport,
Adrian, I've stood next to the new livery in broad sunshine too (sorry no camera with me). As I said earlier in the thread the colour should be 'verging on black'. Like most Virgin Atlantic liveries since the 2000's livery, it's been something of a challenge for the model makers to get accurate, either the silvery base colour or the various details and logos. But the GJ sample picture appears to be verging on Lilac, much like the recent Phoenix A330 release.
I'd sooner see it rendered in black than a far too bright lilac/purple. And also as mentioned, will they give us a deep metallic red rendering or the flat red version as applied to the new A330 fleet ? Sorry if I sound nit-picky, but this wouldn't be the first time a major 1:400 manufacturer has let us down with a bad paint-job. I'm more than ready to eat my words if the production model(s) offer a realistic Virgin Atlantic paint scheme.
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This shot seems to do it justice, a very deep purple font captured in sunshine, but not lilac. Also shows off the metallic red colour rarther well...
Ah yes, that looks good... as long as you know it is not black but 'verging on black' as you say (should that read 'Virgin on Black'?). Considering the GJ pre-production model was photographed under a bright light and GJ do tend to make corrections following observations on these forums, keep your fingers crossed that the production models will look correct.
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DC-8s still needed to be done in 1/400: Air Ceylon, Air Spain, Seaboard World (-63CF)
Comets still missing- Dan Air (4 & 4C), United Arab Airlines/Misrair/Egyptair, Kuwait AW, Sudan AW, East African AW, Saudi Royal Flt.
Caravelles still not made: Luxair, Air Algerie,SABENA (final scheme), Libyan Arab Airlines, SAS ( SCANDINAVIAN titles scheme)
Ilyushin IL-18s still not made: Tarom (billboard,) Malev (1st scheme),Cubana, Balkan/ Tabso-Bulgarian Air Transport,
Ah yes, that looks good... as long as you know it is not black but 'verging on black' as you say (should that read 'Virgin on Black'?). Considering the GJ pre-production model was photographed under a bright light and GJ do tend to make corrections following observations on these forums, keep your fingers crossed that the production models will look correct.
Indeed Adrian, I know these pics are just samples at this stage and I've e-mailed the guys at GJ. Their 747-400 is quite good at the moment so I'd rarther add this to my growing Virgin Atlantic collection than wait for Phoenix to get it wrong again. Hopefully they'll darken up that purple a bit, produce some metallic red and try for a more convincing base silver than the last releases.
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And I'd like to see some non-US Saabs.
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