EVA AIR 777-300 ER 4K

THIS IS A VIDEO OF THE JC WINGS 1:200 SCALE EVA AIR 777-300ER WITH ADVANCED ENGINES AND FLAPS DOWN.
I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS NEW LIVERY AND ON A 777. I DID ALREADY HAVE THIS EVA AIR 777-300ER IN 1:400 SCALE BUT LIKED THE INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC OF THE ENGINES OPEN OPTION ON THE 1:200 SCALE.
THE ENGINES ARE A LITTLE FLIMSY AND TRICKY TO FIGURE OUT AT FIRST. I DID LEARN THAT YOU CAN PROP THEM OPEN WITHOUT USING THOSE STRANGE Y SHAPED PLASTIC PIECES. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD GET THE Y PIECES TO GET IN PLACE WAS USING TWEEZERS.
AND THEY OFTEN FELL OUT. IT WAS TRICKY TO KEEP THEM OPEN FOR FILMING. AND IT WAS ALSO TRICKY TO KEEP THEM OPEN WHILE THE TURNING TABLE WAS GOING.
IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER WHICH SIDE THEY WERE TO BE FITTED ON. AT TIMES IN THE VIDEO I GOT THEM ON THE WRONG SIDE. YOU CAN TELL WHEN THE SHARK FIN ON THE ENGINE COWELL IS ON THE OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF THE INSIDE.
I JUST ENDED UP USING LEGO MINI-FIGURE BASES AND SOME ANGLED PIECES TO MAKE THE PLATFORM FOR THE ENGINES.
THE NORMAL ENGINES ARE MUCH EASIER TO SLIDE ON AND OFF. THE ADVANCED (OPENABLE) ENGINES ARE NOT AS EASILY PUT ON OR TAKEN OFF. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT THAT CAN TEND TO PREVENT A SMOOTH TRANSITION EITHER ON OR OFF.
IF YOU PULL THE FRONT AND BACK PARTS OF THE ADVANCED ENGINES APART A BIT, IT CAN ALLOW FOR MORE EASY MOVEMENTS AND OPENINGS. WHEN PUTTING THEM ON THE PLANE IT IS BEST TO KEEP THE FRONT AND BACK PUSHED TOGETHER.
THEY ARE SUPER FINICKY AND I CAN'T SAY THE BEST DESIGN. NOT SOMETHING I WOULD ENJOY HAVING TO SWAP AROUND TOO MANY TIMES. BUT NICE FOR A STATIC DISPLAY, SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON THE TARMAC.
I ONLY HAVE THE INTERACTIVE SERIES IN A 1:400 JC WINGS KOREAN AIR 747-8 CARGO VERSION. THAT ONE HAS THE OPENING CARGO BAY DOORS AND MOST FAMOUSLY THE OPEN NOSE CONE AT THE FRONT.
I ALSO FOUND IT FUNNY THAT THEY HAVE THIS IN THE FLAPS DOWN POSITION AS WELL. THIS MEANS THAT THE WINGS ARE ALSO RAISED IN A LAND OR TAKE OFF POSITION, VERY HIGH AND EXTENDED UPWARD.
WHEN FIXING AN ENGINE IT WOULD HARDLY BE IN THIS STATE. SO KIND OF A FUNNY MIXTURE OF VARIATIONS ON THIS MODEL. NOT SURE IT WAS THOUGHT THROUGH. PERHAPS THAT IS ALSO WHY THIS PLANE WAS ON DISCOUNT AND DIDN'T SELL AS READILY.
BUT A GOOD LOOKING MODEL IN MY COLLECTION AND I GOT IT AT A DISCOUNT. BONUS.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT FURTHER INNOVATIONS VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS COME UP WITH IN THE FUTURE.