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Post #55726, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Wait I'm confused. Did they just announce a 777-200ER in their 2015 catalog, kit #7012??? Best regards...Duncan |
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Post #55727, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Where did you see this? There's nothing about it that I can find on their web site.
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Post #55729, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Their catalogue for 2015 shows a 777 and a A321. http://scalemodels.ru/modules/news/img_8359_1419369777_Catalogue_2015_Cover_22_000021.jpg.html Image in the catalogue says Length 51.3 which means it's a -300 not a -200 as pictured. Ian |
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Post #55730, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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If it's a 300...  
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Post #55732, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Well I guess it could be a regular -300 which would be silly. Hoping for a -300ER! Either way excellent news! Best regards....Duncan |
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Post #55733, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Looks like it's for real. That should be good news!
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Post #55734, posted on 12-23-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Post #55739, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Merry Xmas! A 777 from Zvezda is very much welcomed by me!!! To me the photo looks like a 777-200LR (short body, but GE90-115 and raked wing tops). This makes my day, but also leeds me to a problem.....what to do with my dozens of Minicraft kits in various states of bulding...? Daniel Currently on the line: |
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Post #55740, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Now that's some good news!! I hope they release some info about engine types etc. soon, so I can look for some nice liveries! Quote Dioramas of non-fatal crashes always do very well on shows. What about the BA 777 smashed against the runway at Heathrow? |
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Post #55743, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Looks like the pictures in the link have been removed? Says "removed by Zvezda's request".
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Post #55745, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Here you go Guys, 
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Post #55750, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Fantastic news! I'll take 20! :-))))
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Post #55757, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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I really hoped for a 777-300 / B777-300ER. What a pitty to me..... :-( |
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Post #55759, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Quote If their kit is a -200 and it's 51.3 cm long, then they've MASSIVELY miscalculated the correct length. If, on the other hand, their kit is actually 51.3 cm long, and it's correctly proportioned, then it *has* to be a -300. The fuselage of the -300 is 242 ft 4 in (73.9 m), which in 1/144 is 51.294 cm. |
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Post #55768, posted on 12-24-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Fantastic news indeed! I guess it is always so much cheaper to cut down a 300 to a 200 but as long as the kit has spot on shape especially on the nose/upper deck 777 weirdo curves, it wont matter to me weather it is a 200 or a 300. Can't wait! Minicrapft 777's evil-bay bound!! Walter |
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Post #55771, posted on 12-25-2014 GMT-5 hours
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@Jennings: Thank you! I just saw the picture. Not the writing. :-) Merry Chrismas! Uwe |
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Post #55776, posted on 12-25-2014 GMT-5 hours
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It's a Christmas Miracle!!
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Post #55780, posted on 12-25-2014 GMT-5 hours
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At the rate Zvezda works, it may be a 2022 Christmas miracle 
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Post #55784, posted on 12-26-2014 GMT-5 hours
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well... new catalogue :-) now its clear what T7 it will be http://scalemodels.ru/modules/news/img_8359_1419616876_zvezda_catalog_2015_000021.jpg.html Atari |
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Post #55786, posted on 12-26-2014 GMT-5 hours
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So now they're showing it as a 777-300ER! Life is good 
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Post #55787, posted on 12-26-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Well this is very good news indeed. Thank you Zvezda!
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Post #55789, posted on 12-26-2014 GMT-5 hours
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Great news with the T7! Next they can do a 757 and MD11
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Post #56203, posted on 01-22-2015 GMT-5 hours
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well so far it looks like zvezda doesnt take care about double slotted flaps... http://www.pas-decals.ru/forum/novosti/6179-novinki-2015?start=78#14423 http://www.pas-decals.ru/forum/novosti/6179-novinki-2015?start=52#14170 Atari |
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Post #56206, posted on 01-22-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote All I see there is the A321, not the 777. |
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Post #56237, posted on 01-23-2015 GMT-5 hours
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well, congrats!
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Post #56239, posted on 01-23-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Flaptrack, why so rude? You posted a link that shows an A321. I saw the link and was excited to see an update of the 777, since that IS what this thread about. J, only mentioned the same, yet you get rude. Quite frankly, I was upset that my time was wasted on a link that does not belong on this thread titled Zvezda 777
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Post #56248, posted on 01-23-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Well, interesting. No one said that, when the 321 came up the first time or the il76 later on... And if i'm rude (of course as the only one here) i apologize at everyone, especially at the master for untidying this thread with a different aircraft type. Atari |
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Post #58250, posted on 06-03-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote Wow! I am going to love having that in my collection! Thanks for the link. George George |
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Post #58252, posted on 06-03-2015 GMT-5 hours
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I hoping the 777 and the A321 comes with extended flaps!!!!!! That would make my day!!! yeppy 
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Post #58253, posted on 06-03-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote From the pictures in the links, it doesn't appear to me there are extended flaps, but hey what do I know and dreams are free. Quite exciting, this is going to be awesome when this come out I can't wait. Thank you Zvezda! George |
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Post #58255, posted on 06-04-2015 GMT-5 hours
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I cyah wait for both kits to come on sale online!!!!
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Post #58258, posted on 06-04-2015 GMT-5 hours
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If the BOEING-777 is part of their ULTIMATE kit, then I don't see any reason why it shouldn't have extended flaps. After all that's what sets them apart from the rest of kit manufacturers.
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Post #58262, posted on 06-04-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Honestly, I fervently hope it is presented exactly like the CAD - a sound, basic, accurate lit. Airliners have their flaps extended about .00001% of the time, and I'd never build a model with them down.
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Post #58267, posted on 06-04-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Jennings we see airliners .00001% of the time with flaps up. Mostly we see airliners landing or taking off. You can't see planes parked at the gate unless you're flying somewhere. You can always build an airliner kit with flaps up. But to build an accurate model kit with flaps in the landing configuration is very very difficult. 
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Post #58271, posted on 06-05-2015 GMT-5 hours
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To me it's the same as an F-15 with every access panel, radar, and engine bay hanging open. It utterly destroys the aesthetic beauty of the design, and (IMHO) takes away from the visual interest of the model. There is no right or wrong. This is purely a matter of opinion. What would be nice is if a manufacturer would design their kits both ways to give the modeler a choice. |
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Post #58272, posted on 06-05-2015 GMT-5 hours
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I agree Jennings. Sparky |
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Post #58273, posted on 06-05-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Eduard are kind of on that track with their "weekend edition" vs. "profit pack" vs. "royal class" kits, although the basic plastic is the same in all of them. I'd love to see Zvezda tool wings with and without extended flaps and sell them as separate boxings. It would cost more in development and tooling, but I'd bet they'd sell equal numbers, if not more by doing it that way. As nice as their Il-62M is, building it flaps up won't be easy due to the inherent limitations of injection molding.
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Post #58274, posted on 06-05-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote Fwiw, I've done my Il-62 flaps up and had no problem. A bit of Perfect Plastic Putty and a few swipes with a wet finger was all it needed. |
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Post #59931, posted on 09-30-2015 GMT-5 hours
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777 will be released in Nov 2015 Il76 dez 2016. thats what zvezda says in their own forums... Atari |
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Post #60273, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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"Stolen" from Zvezda's social network group  
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Post #60274, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Oh, I just wet my pants! ! Look at those tiny little flies around it!
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Post #60287, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Be still my beating heart... I think I see the proper kink in the nose roofline too, sweet! |
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Post #60289, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote Well I for one am delighted to see that Zvezda don't seem to have gone down the dropped flaps route with the 777. Building in landing configuration is indeed very, very difficult which is why I'm happy to leave it to the Brad Shinns of this world. |
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Post #60291, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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What forum did those images come from? It's not on their FB page. Looks nice from what you can see, but I'm a little surprised that the landing light in the wing root is just a scribed oval. Really?? |
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Post #60292, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote There really, truly, honestly is no "kink" in the roof line. At the very most there is a very slight discontinuity (flattening) of the continuous curve from the top of the windscreen back to FS 495.00, which is the tangent point of the constant diameter fuselage section. There just isn't anything remotely like a hard "kink" on the real 777. I've got a ton of 777 technical documents from Boeing and literally thousands of photos. |
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Post #60294, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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>There really, truly, honestly is no "kink" in the roof line. At the very most there is a very slight discontinuity (flattening) Ok, they got the slight discontinuity correct then!  Looking at a 777 from a distance it really stands out to me. I think if you look at the airplane up close you don't see it. Neither Minicraft nor Doyusha really captured that look but I see it on even the little pictures of the Zvezda kit above.Looks like the main problem with this kit is finding shelf space for it (a good excuse to cut it down to an LR perhaps!) |
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Post #60296, posted on 11-10-2015 GMT-5 hours
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Quote FaceBook is NOT so popular here, in Russia http://vk.com/zvezdamodels?w=wall-29859496_1259805%2Fall Best regards, |
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Post #60329, posted on 11-13-2015 GMT-5 hours
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So, Eugene. Is it really coming in January 2016? That was the last report I thought I read somewhere. Looks like a test version, let's hope the actual has high quality control.
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It appears that Revell Germany are to release a 1/144 777-300ER in March 2016 in cooperation with Zvezda. Revell new releases 2016 |