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ISSUE 4 | NOVEMBER 2017
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China Cargo Airlines B 777-200 B-2077 ANA All Nippon Airways B 777-200 JA743A Martinair Holland MD-11 PH-MCP China Southern Airlines A320-200 B-8965 ANA All Nippon Airways A321-200 JA131A China United Airlines B 737-800 B-5665 FrenchBlue A350-900 F-HREU Malaysia A350-900 9M-MAB Thai Airways International B 787-900 HS-TWA Singapore Airlines A380-800 9V-SKT Singapore Airlines A380-800 9V-SKU Qantas Airways A380-800 VH-OQK Shenzhen Airlines A330-300 B-8865 EVA Air B 747-400 B-16411
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OCTOBER 2017 RELEASES Singapore Airlines A380-800 9V-SKT Singapore Airlines A380-800 9V-SKU Malaysia A350-900 9M-MAB Conviasa A340-200 YV-1004
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OCTOBER 2017 RELEASES United States Air Force B 737-200 72-0284 Thai Airways International B 737-200 HS-TBA PeoplExpress B 747-100 N603PE Rossiya B 747-400 EI-XLE Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules A-1332 Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130 Herc G-273 Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Herc A97-178 United States Air Force B 707-300 85-6973 Air Greenland A330-200 OY-GRN Air Mauritius A350-900 3B-NBQ Sichuan Airlines A350-900 NA Qatar Airways A350-1000 A7-ANA Luftwaffe B 707-300 10+03 Federal Aviation Administration B 727-100 N40 Iran Air B 747-200 EP-IAI Saudia - Saudi Arabian Air B 747SP HZ-HM1B Aviaco DC-8-63 EC-BSE Royal Netherlands Air Force DC-10-30 T-235 BOAC B 777-300 G-TRPL United States Air Force B 777-300 87-7000
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JAN/FEB 2018 RELEASES Airport Accessories Ground Foil NA Airport Accessories Building NA Aeroflot AN-24 CCCP-46466 French Air Force C-160 61-MA Libyan Air Force MiG-25 6716 Lufthansa B 707-400 D-ABOB Luftwaffe C-160 50+66 Olympic Airways Yak-40 I-JAKE Swiss International Air Lines CS300 HB-JCB Trans Canada Airlines Viscount CF-THI TAP Air Portugal A330-300 CS-TOW United States Navy F-14 Tomcat 161142
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JAN/FEB 2018 RELEASES Air Do B 767-300 JA602A Airbus Industries A350-1000 F-WMIL Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise TU-154 RA-85684 Austrian Airlines DHC-8-400 OE-LGN Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras A330-200 PR-AIU BA Cityflyer ERJ-170 G-LCYG Emirates B 777-200 A6-EFL Etihad Airways B 777-300 A6-ETC Fiji Airways A330-300 DQ-FJW Icelandair B 757-200 TF-FIR Lufthansa B 747-8 D-ABYN Pan American World Airways A310-300 N806PA Safair B 737-800 ZS-SJS SAS Scandinavian Airlines A320-200 LN-RGL TAP Air Portugal A330-300 CS-TOW TransBrasil B 727-100 PT-TCB United Airlines DC-10-30 N1858U United Parcel Service B 747-8 N605UP Xiamen Airlines B 787-900 B-1567
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OCTOBER 2017 RELEASES Air Canada B 787-900 C-FRTG Continental Express / Trans-Colorado CV-340 N73102 Delta Air Lines B 767-300 N174DZ Southwest Airlines B 737-800 N8653A Spirit Airlines A320-200 N902NK Trans World Airlines B 717-200 N426TW Turkish Airlines B 777-300 TC-JJT
Inflight200 Announces Special Release United Airlines B747 “Friendship Livery” Inflight200 has announced the release of a special model, a United Airlines B747-400 featuring the “Friendship Livery”. It will no doubt be a very popular release among collectors as United is slated to retire the B747-400 from its fleet this November after 47 years of service.
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Herpa has announced their next WingsClub release, a Finnair Airbus A350-900 in OneWorld livery. Reg: OH-LWB. This is the 7th WingsClub release in 2017. News source: www.vosen.de/wings_news.htm
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STAGE 3: ARTWORK Communication with the factory in China opens with us sending information and reference pictures for the chosen subject. With regular visits to the factory, we are able to check up on progress, and make corrections and alterations where necessary. If needed, we can consult the airlines for their requirements. Artwork (see right) can take anywhere from two to three months to achieve the required standard, with various emails and telephone calls back and forth to the factory before stage 4 commences...
STAGE 4: MANUFACTURING PROCESS Once the artwork has been approved and signed off, the model can then go into production. Contrary to belief, these models are hand made. Each model passes through approximately 30-40 pairs of hands before the finished aircraft is boxed for dispatch. • The cast of the aircraft is produced and cleaned up by hand. • The wing and fuselage sections are then prepared for printing. • The prepared sections are then tampo printed for the correct colour scheme. • This process can take several repetitions, depending on the complexity of the final colour scheme. • The printed parts are then assembled and quality control looks for any defects on the parts. • The final stage in the factory is for the product to go through a final quality control check, then it is boxed in preparation for dispatch.
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