AIRPORT SPOTLIGHT: A MODEL RENDITION OF MEXICO CITY'S BENITO JUรกREZ INTL AIRPORT
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ISSUE 5 | DECEMBER 2017
THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THE BOEING 747 PART 1
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION
MODEL REVIEWS... AEROCLASSICS HORIZON AIR F28 HERPA FLYBE EMBRAER ERJ-195 GEMINI JETS KLM FOKKER F70
2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE LATEST RELEASES... THE ONLY MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO MODEL AIRLINER COLLECTORS
CONTENTS Nathan Bennett, Editor. Welcome to our Special Holiday Edition of Model Airliner Magazine. We have an exciting issue in store for you! First off we're happy to introduce our 9-page 2017 Holiday Gift Guide which will hopefully give you an insight on a few presents you may want to add to your holiday gift list. We are also paying tribute to the Boeing 747 as we take you through the early years of the iconic jetliner. If you are new to our magazine, I invite you to visit our website and take a look at our back issues page. Alternatively, you can check out all the information on Page 33 of this issue. As always, we are interested in hearing from you and would welcome any ideas or articles you wish to submit for consideration in a future issue. You can get in touch with us by visiting the contact page on our website at www.modelairliner.com or via email at info@modelairliner.com! We wish you a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season! Nathan Bennett Editor-In-Chief -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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LATEST NEWS
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BOEING 747 THROUGH THE YEARS
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AN INTERVIEW WITH
THRESHOLD AVIATION
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AEROCLASSICS HORIZON FOKKER F28 1/400 REVIEW
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COLLECTORS SPOTLIGHT
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 1/400 SCALE
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 1/500 SCALE
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 1/200 SCALE
Editor In-Chief:
Nathan Bennett
Senior Editor:
Donald Gardner
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: GSE
Design & Art Direction:
Nathan Bennett
Contributors:
Cody Diamond
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COMPETITION PAGE
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GEMINI JETS KLM F70 1/400 REVIEW
Daniel Dominguez
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AIRPORT SPOTLIGHT: MEXICO CITY'S
Published by:
BENITO JUAREZ INTL
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HERPA FLYBE E195 1/200 REVIEW
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MAGAZINE BACK ISSUES
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SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
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2018 MODEL FAIRS
Richard Stretton Delta Golf Publishing LLC
Every effort is made to ensure all the information in this publication is accurate. All views and thoughts are solely made by Model Airliner Magazine except within an interview or feature where the views are solely of the interviewee or contributor in question. © Copyright 2017 Delta Golf Publishing LLC. Model Airliner Magazine Issue 05. All rights reserved. Unauthorized redistribution or duplication of this publication is prohibited.
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LATEST RELEASES AEROCLASSICS 1/400
PHOENIX 1/400
Air Canada A321-200 C-GITU Air Canada A321-200 C-GIUF Air Canada A321-200 C-GITY Air Jamaica DC-8-50 6Y-JGD Air Jamaica DC-8-61 6Y-JGG Air Moldova A320-200 ER-AXP Air Moldova A320-200 ER-AXV Aloha Airlines F-27 N5093A HeavyLift Cargo Airlines B707-300 G-HEVY HeavyLift Cargo Airlines B707-300 N2215Y MEA Middle East Airlines A321-200 OD-RMI MSA Malaysia Singapore Airlines F-27 9M-AOX MSA Malaysia Singapore Airlines F-27 9V-BAR Ozark Air Lines F-27 N4300F Qatar Airways A330-300 A7-AEG Qatar Amiri Flight A340-300 A7-AAH SAS Scandinavian Airlines F-27 LN-RNX TAA Trans Australia Airlines F-27 VH-TFA US Airways A321-200 N187US United States Army F-27 GK001
Aeromexico B737-800 EI-DRC Aeromexico B737-800 N861AM Air Canada A330-300 C-GFAF Air Leisure Egypt A340-200 SU-GBO Air Mauritius A350-900 3B-NBP Air Mauritius A350-900 3B-NBQ ANA All Nippon Airways A320-200 JA213A Hi Fly Malta A340-300 9H-TQM Jet2 B737-800 G-JZHZ Jet2 B737-800 G-JZHY Lucky Air A330-300 B-5971 Malaysia A350-900 9M-MAC Qantas Airways B787-900 VH-ZNA Qatar Airways A330-300 A7-AEO Qatar Airways B747-8 A7-BGB United Parcel Service B747-8 N605UP WOW Air A321-200 TF-SKY
GEMINI JETS 1/400
Air Canada Express CRJ-900 Air Astana Boeing 757-200WL American Eagle ERJ-145 Malaysia Boeing 737-800WL
JANUARY 2018 RELEASES
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
MODEL AIRLINER
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
Qatar Airbus A350-1000 Thai Boeing 787-800 United Express ERJ-170 Vueling Airbus A321SL
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PHOENIX 1/200
INFLIGHT200
Air Leisure A340-200 SU-GBO Air Mauritius A350-900 3B-NBQ Air Mauritius A350-900 3B-NBQ Malaysia A350-900 9M-MAC
Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 LV-CSX Air Florida Boeing 737-100 N40AF Air Malawi Boeing 747SP 7Q-YKL Air Mauritius Airbus A350-900 "50th Anniversary" 3B-NBP Dan-Air London Boeing 707-300 G-AYSL Finnair Airbus A350-900 OH-LWD Iran Air Boeing 747SP EP-IAC Kuwait Airways Boeing 747-400 9K-ADE "Al-Jabriya" Oman Air Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner A4O-SB SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-300 4R-ALM
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
HERPA WINGS 1/200
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES French Air Force C-160 61-MA Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-4 Phantom 3-6645 Luftwaffe C-160 50+66 United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt NA
HERPA WINGS 1/500
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES Aeroflot Tu-134 CCCP-65667 Air Koryo TU-134 P-814 Ju-Air Ju-52 HB-HOS UTA DC-10-30 F-BTDC
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NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
JFOX Models 1/200
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES Thailand - Air Force Boeing 737-200 L11-1/26 Indonesia - Air Force Boeing 737-200 A-7304 USA - Air Force Boeing T-43A (737-200) 72-0288 USA - Air Force Lockheed C-130 74-2062 Malaysia - Air Force Lockheed C-130 M30-09 JF-747- 4-026 Air Pacific Boeing 747-400 DQ-FJL
GEMINI200
NOVEMBER 2017 RELEASES
American Boeing 777-300 British Airways Boeing 787-8 Delta Air Lnes MD-80 El Al Boeing 777-200
LOT Polish ERJ-195 Southwest Boeing 737 MAX Southwest Boeing 737-700SWL WestJet Boeing 737 MAX
PANDA MODELS 1/400 BOEING 737 MAX RELEASE
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2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE As we enter the Holiday Season, we’d like to suggest a few special gifts you might want to consider adding to your collection. From models to accessories, we’ve got it all in our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide!
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Gemini Jets Air Canada Express CRJ-900 "New Livery” GJACA1675 Retail Price $38.95 This is a must for regional jet collectors. Air Canada’s new livery is sleek and this release is Gemini's first CRJ900 model to feature the carrier’s new paint scheme.
Gemini Jets Southwest B737 MAX8 GJSWA1676 Retail Price $38.95 Gemini Jets new B737 MAX8 mould is superb. This was demonstrated with its release of the Norwegian 737 Max 8 earlier in the year. This Max 8 model is the first to sport the livery of a US Carrier, and it will be popular for years to come.
Gemini Jets Delta B747-400 GJDAL1640 Retail Price $57.95 As the retirement of its 747 fleet approaches, you might want to get your hands on a piece of history. Delta is scheduled to retire the aircraft in mid-December as it replaces the iconic jetliner with the Airbus A350-900. Gemini Jets recently released this 1/400 scale version of the Delta 747.
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Gemini Jets KLM Fokker F-70 “Farewell LIVERY” GJKLM1670 Retail Price $38.95 You might want to move quickly to get ahold of this hot collectors item before it sells out! Gemini Jets recently released a rendition of the KLM Fokker F-70 featuring the Farewell Livery, which is a tribute to KLM’s 97-year relationship with the Dutch aircraft manufacturer. KLM retired the aircraft on October 28th.
Phoenix Models Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 “70th Anniversary Livery” Retail Price $43.95 Since Singapore Airlines A380 fleet has started to shrink, this will be a collector’s item in a few years. This model is decked out in the carrier’s 70th Anniversary Livery.
Phoenix Models TAP Portgual A330-300 “Stopover Livery” PH4TAP1668 Retail Price $65.95
The TAP Portugual A330-300 model features a rendition of the sights and sounds of Portugual, celebrating the one year anniversary of the carrier’s Stopover Program. With the new program travelers have the option of flying with TAP and stopping over in Lisbon or Porto to explore before heading to other European destinations.
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