SCALE MODEL NEWS

Jetliner fans: this latest Revell airliner is for you, as it features the latest twin-jet from Airbus, the A350-900 XWB, which first flew in June 2013. The A350-900 XWB kit is neatly detailed and moulded, and now Revell has shown us a model that’s finished and painted. We’ve featured this Airbus kit in August and November 2013 , so it’s good to see the kit moving on from test-shot to general release. The A350-900 kit is a new-tool 1:144 scale production that, according to Revell, includes these features: * Recessed panel joints * Cockpit detail * Detailed engines with rotating fan blades * Separate control surfaces * Detailed landing gear and bays * Landing gear extended or retracted * Detailed lower fuselage centre-section * Navigation lights in clear plastic * Antennas included * Display Stand * Decal Set for the Airbus A350-900 F-WXWB Airbus House Colours, First Flight June 14, 2013 It certainly looks about as good as you can get in 1:144 scale, and will compare interestingly with t...

The new Airbus A350-900 made its maiden flight just two months ago, but already Revell is preparing a kit of the latest jetliner from Europe’s premier aircraft manufacturer. Kit details are sparse at present and we have no pictures yet, but we do know that the A350-900 will be to 1:144 scale and that there will be 120 components. Fully assembled the Revell A350-900 will measure 453mm (17.8in) long and have a wingspan of 450mm (17.7in). And that shows how big this jetliner is in real life - in traditional 1:72 scale, it would measure almost a yard long! About the real thing The Airbus A350 is a new-design Airbus wide-body aircraft, designed to carry up to 314 passengers  on routes of up to 15000km (9315ml). Wide use of composite materials in the structure mean a big weight reduction over traditional aluminium construction, and this, combined with state of the art Rolls-Royce Trent engines should give a claimed operating cost of some 10 percent less than the competing Boeing 787. Min...