Phoenix British Airways Airbus A380 G-XLEE 1:400 Diecast Model

1:400 Diecast: British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE (Phoenix PH04636)

G-XLEE is an Airbus A380-841, MSN 148, first flown on 9 October 2013 and delivered to British Airways on 6 March 2014 — the fifth A380 in BA's fleet. Powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 970 turbofans, G-XLEE operates BA's highest-capacity intercontinental routes from London Heathrow, carrying a four-class cabin configured for approximately 469 passengers across First, Club World, World Traveller Plus, and World Traveller. MSN 148 belongs to British Airways' twelve-aircraft A380 fleet, deployed predominantly on routes to North America, Asia, and the Middle East where its twin-aisle, twin-deck capacity commands peak-demand slots.

Livery & Visual Details

Phoenix reproduces G-XLEE in British Airways' current Chatham Dockyard livery. The fuselage is white with a thin red cheatline running below the main deck windows. The underside of the forward fuselage transitions to dark blue from the nose cone backward. "BRITISH AIRWAYS" is printed in dark blue on the forward fuselage in the carrier's stylised typeface, accompanied by the Speedbird crest below. The vertical stabiliser carries the Chatham Dockyard tail art: a dynamic ribbon-form design in red, white, and blue that evokes the Union Jack without reproducing it literally — the upper rear section red, a diagonal white band across the centre, and the lower section dark blue. Engine nacelles are dark blue on all four, with metallic silver intake lips. Wingtips are blended winglets in light grey. Registration G-XLEE is printed on the rear fuselage. The lower deck windows are reproduced as a separate row below the main cabin line.

Model Craftsmanship & Collector Value

Phoenix PH04636 is produced in diecast alloy at 1:400 on the A380-800 tooling. BA's A380 fleet constitutes one of the most documented superjumbo operations globally; individual registrations carry meaningful collector identity as each airframe has specific route history. G-XLEE MSN 148 as BA's fifth A380 delivery represents a collectible with trackable delivery and service provenance.

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