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Phantom II · 10-02-2020, 05:06 AM

Is there hope for this mould to get a seriousely needed correction?
That aft fuselage (belly) is so wrong in shape that I can only hope for a retool.

The article says that with the "seemless" design of the mould there's the chance to also do 743s with just a new wing. I cannot agree here. In fact theopposite is the case.
That fuselage mould has a -400 wing-body-fairing. That limits your possibilities for a -300 down to just a very few (those late ones that actually were bulit with the -400s WBF)
Wouldn't have been a problem with old cradle design. Though I agree about its looks.

I did a 1/400 custom flaps down 16 years ago and never really liked it on display. I'm also not sure about this one.
I mean, full flaps without a wingload (wingflex) is a bit pointless IMHO as the only moment you'd see such config is when leaving the runway after landing - if at all.
I'd have expected such model with wingflex to display it on landing.

10-02-2020, 05:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Phantom II formerly insane Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: heart of Bavaria Posts: 1,235	Re: New JC Wings 747-400 Mould Sample Is there hope for this mould to get a seriousely needed correction? That aft fuselage (belly) is so wrong in shape that I can only hope for a retool. The article says that with the "seemless" design of the mould there's the chance to also do 743s with just a new wing. I cannot agree here. In fact theopposite is the case. That fuselage mould has a -400 wing-body-fairing. That limits your possibilities for a -300 down to just a very few (those late ones that actually were bulit with the -400s WBF) Wouldn't have been a problem with old cradle design. Though I agree about its looks. I did a 1/400 custom flaps down 16 years ago and never really liked it on display. I'm also not sure about this one. I mean, full flaps without a wingload (wingflex) is a bit pointless IMHO as the only moment you'd see such config is when leaving the runway after landing - if at all. I'd have expected such model with wingflex to display it on landing. __________________ Alex Last edited by Phantom II; 10-02-2020 at 05:16 AM.