NG Models China Southern Airlines COMAC C919 B-657J 1:400 Diecast Model

1:400 Diecast: China Southern Airlines COMAC C919 B-657J (NG Models NG24042)

B-657J is the 20th production COMAC C919 (MSN 00020), delivered to China Southern Airlines on 25 October 2024 — ferried direct from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) on delivery day. First flight for the airframe was 9 October 2024. China Southern operates the C919 under China's policy to grow domestic airliner deployments, and B-657J entered scheduled revenue service with the carrier shortly after delivery. The C919-100 is powered by CFM International LEAP-1C engines — the only customer for this engine variant — making it a commercially unique narrowbody in global service.

Livery & Visual Details

The model wears the standard China Southern livery: white upper fuselage, with a dual-band cheatline in dark blue and lighter blue running below the window line, and a distinctive dark blue "mask" panel around the cockpit windows outlined in gold. The vertical stabiliser is vibrant medium blue carrying the airline's red kapok flower logo. "CHINA SOUTHERN" and Chinese characters for the airline appear on the forward fuselage above the window line in dark blue. "C919" type designator is visible near the nose in red. The registration B-657J is on the mid-fuselage and upper wing surface. Blended winglets with blue-painted upper outer faces. CFM LEAP-1C nacelles depicted without exhaust chevrons at this scale.

Model Craft & Collector Notes

NG Models item NG24042, scale 1:400. Diecast alloy construction. As one of the first 1:400 scale releases of China Southern's C919 fleet in standard livery, NG24042 documents a historically significant airframe — MSN 20 representing China's commercial aviation programme's early customer deliveries.

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