Missing Models / Changes / Errors Request Thread

[waffle]

1b, 2 - thanks.

Re. 1a: Kulula is fully owned by Comair. Lufthansa Cargo and Cityline as well as Germanwings, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss, and Brussels Airlines are fully owned by Lufthansa, and they're listed under their own brands (as they should be).

Airfleets.net lists Kulula's aircraft as

ZS-ZWA - leased from Comair
ZS-ZWO - owned
ZS-ZWP - leased from GECAS

http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Kulula-active-b737ng.htm

As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't make sense to list them under the formal owner, which is Comair in only one case btw.
Many airlines only lease their aircraft and the models are listed under the airline, not the owner. Few users will look for these models under Comair, most will look for them as Kulula.

Totally unrelated:

http://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com/db/model/69908

The name is "Nordrhein-Westfalen", not "Baden-Württemberg".

Airfleets has it wrong. Kulula is not a separate company, just a trading name of Comair, hence why they are listed as Comair. That's the end to that.

66908 has been corrected.

[waffle]

Coo-wee!'

Found a nother model wrongly described.

DiMA ID# 6919 Dragon Wings Airbus Industries A340-311 1:400 "1990s - House" Colors. With Trent 553 Engine. With Stand.

The Actual engine on pylon is a RR Trent 900 (as designed for the original A380)

Thanks

DiMA ID #:

6919

Corrected 3/1.

[waffle]

Airline: Buffalo Airways
Aircraft Frame: Curtiss C-46
Aircraft Registration:C-GTPO
Manufacturer: Western Models
Manufacturer Part Number:WMGTPO

1/200 seems to be missing

The model should now be showing.

[Siegerflieger]

Airfleets has it wrong. Kulula is not a separate company, just a trading name of Comair, hence why they are listed as Comair.

That's right, they're a brand rather than a company. But that's just business terminology. The difference between a brand and a wholly owned company exists purely for accounting and legal subtleties.

To the traveller, spotter, and collector, they're an airline, so that's how the models should be listed imho.

It's what the model manufacturer does,
http://herpa.de/collect/%28S%281kf31...kulula&thumb=1
... and it's what most major retailers do (ACB, AMS, ARD, Westmaintoys, ezToys, The Airplane Shop) because it's what it says on the box.

A.net and jp.net also list Kulula.

So let's go with the mainstream, even if it's not entirely correct, or at least compromise and list eg. "Kulula (Comair)". At the very least, "Kulula" should be added to each model's notes.

My $.02. What does everyone else think?

66908 has been corrected.

Thank you.

[dennypayne]

Hello, part number HC-031 is listed twice in the database (as ID 20792 and 26497). It appears the source of the confusion is that there are 2 registrations printed on the model. N6934C and PH-LLA. The card lists it as "N6934C, later PH-LLA." Evidently the US reg was the pre-delivery testing registration. Honestly I'm not sure what would be the best way to list the registration, but either way I'd say the 2 entries should be combined.

[joszi]

ID #68746, pls. change the registration to HS-UTN instead of HS-TUN
ID #67795, pls. change the registration to D-ABUE instead of D-ABUF

Missing in DB :
- Swiss International Airlines B777-300ER HB-JNA and HB-JNB, Phoenix 1:400 (see W900 db ID #36584 and 36585)
- United States Air Force, F4U-1D Corsair, Registration : 167, Forces Of Valor, 1:72
I can upload photos, when the models are in the db


Thank you :)

[Robert Wycoff]

That's right, they're a brand rather than a company. But that's just business terminology. The difference between a brand and a wholly owned company exists purely for accounting and legal subtleties.

To the traveller, spotter, and collector, they're an airline, so that's how the models should be listed imho.

It's what the model manufacturer does,
http://herpa.de/collect/%28S%281kf31...kulula&thumb=1
... and it's what most major retailers do (ACB, AMS, ARD, Westmaintoys, ezToys, The Airplane Shop) because it's what it says on the box.

A.net and jp.net also list Kulula.

So let's go with the mainstream, even if it's not entirely correct, or at least compromise and list eg. "Kulula (Comair)". At the very least, "Kulula" should be added to each model's notes.

My $.02. What does everyone else think?



Thank you.

I agree with you - $.02

[AIR FRANCE 340]

I recently submitted 3 photos for the AIR FRANCE Bréguet 763, ID 8390, I hope I did it correctly.
If it works, I have a few more.

Jean Pierre.

[smanish]

1/200 seems to be missing

Airline: Olympic
Aircraft Frame: Dash 8 Q400
Aircraft Registration: SX-OBA
Manufacturer: JC Wings
Manufacturer Part Number:JC2176

Pictures taken by AgentX20 on behalf of JC are:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/AgentX20/JC%20Wings/Dash8Olympic002-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/AgentX20/JC%20Wings/Dash8Olympic005-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/AgentX20/JC%20Wings/Dash8Olympic003-1.jpg

[joszi]

1/200 seems to be missing

Airline: Olympic
Aircraft Frame: Dash 8 Q400
Aircraft Registration: SX-OBA
Manufacturer: JC Wings
Manufacturer Part Number:JC2176

Pictures taken by AgentX20 on behalf of JC are:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...ympic002-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...ympic005-1.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...ympic003-1.jpg

guess it's this one :
http://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com/...4#.VQCcPOHpxoM
should be just renamed to Olympic.or, if the DiMA team insists on "Pantheon", maybe Olympic / Pantheon, similar to the way all the Delta Connection airlines are in the db under Delta connection. Because probably no one will search for Pantheon.
Similar problem like the above mentioned Kulula (Comair) issue.

[Robert Wycoff]

I believe the Registration Number for

http://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com/db/model/70288#.VQCzOPnF98E

is BF-05.

http://hobbymastercollector.com/HA4602

[joszi]

this JC Wings Lockheed P3 http://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com/...4#.VQSxP-Hpx6I is actually 1:400, not 1:200.

And how can I search for Orions in the DB ? The model above is listed as "Lockheed P-3C-III Orion" but the drop down list of a/c type has no "Lockheed P3...", no "P-3..." and no "Orion".

[Siegerflieger]

Herpa announced the release of 1:500 stands #521024 (btw this item seems to be in the database, but is invisible - the auto-complete knows it but no records are returned in an actual search).

They also announced that select models will be equipped with a matching belly recess. Shouldn't this feature be mentioned in the database?

As far as I know, the following models have a belly recess:

- Airbus A400M #527040
- Air China 74H #527040
- Turkish 77W #527330
- Emirates 77W #518277-002

There may be more, I may be wrong on #3 and #4... what does everyone think about adding this to the notes section of the database?

[piet81]

Error: Wrong name: "Erlangen" (see database), right name "Magdeburg" (see photo in database)

DiMA ID #:

66698

[joszi]

Sterling Caravelle http://www.wafflecollectibles.com/14...ravelle_oy-ste is not in the db

When I search for Swissair DC-7 https://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com...&aircraft=DC-7
I get 3 results, and all 3 are DC-7C. But when I search for DC-7C I get only one model

https://www.diecastmodelaircraft.com/db/advanced?airline=Swissair&aircraft=DC-7C