Gemini200 1/200 Emirates B777-9 Unboxing and Review

I'll review this Gemini Emirates 777-9 in 10 categories. All Gemini’s Emirates official licensed models come with the carrier’s official packaging. It’s a very elegant design and is way better than Gemini’s own standard boxes. The model is well protected inside. I'll give a 9 for packaging.
This model comes with a standard display stand and a set of removable landing gear, plus a pair of unique folding wingtips of this 779. It looks very handsome on the display stand. The gear covers fit the holes perfectly. I'll give accessories an 8.
How good is this brand new Gemini mould? Let’s check it with the 77W together. The length of a 779 is 3 meters longer than that of a 77W. Its wingspan is almost 12 meters longer than a 77W’s. A 779’s tail height is 1 meter higher than a 77W’s tail. The sizes of the wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers are all bigger than a 77W’s. The folding wingtips look gorgeous. Underneath each wing we can find a set of “1 + 4” tracking fairings. Compared to the 77W mould, this brand new 779 mould looks less sophisticated, especially the area around the belly. It’s definitely not as good as the old 77W mould. What happened? Was Gemini being too rushed to release this product? I’ll only give a 7.
The huge GE9X is the biggest engine for commercial aircraft. Look at that: it’s way bigger than a 77W’s GE90! The thick rim is in the correct shape and size. The fan blades are spinnable. But I feel the fan blades are thinner than the real thing. Its see-through core looks beautiful. But it fails to reproduce a small bump on the upper part here. I’ll give a 7.
The build of this model is very satisfactory. All angles and positions are correct. The 2 engines are aligned and have very good ground clearance. There’s no visible gap at the attachments and joints. I'll give a 9.
It's very easy to put on the landing gear. The size of the nose gear wheels are correct. The tightness of the gear leg joints are just perfect. So, you can put the gear in a very good looking tilt position. I'll give a 9 for the undercarriage.
Most of the major features on top are there. But still some are missing such as the ADF antenna and the small SATCOM here. All the doors are finely printed. But I’m disappointed to see all antennas and outlets are missing at the bottom. There’s simply nothing there at all. The APU exhaust and the landing lights on the wings are only presented by printing.
A good thing is the 4 landing lights on the nose gear leg are made by inserted gems. The folding wingtips are very finely made. But it’s really hard to insert them onto the wings. It’s a bit easier to put it in a flat position, but it’s like hell to insert it in the vertical position. It feels like you can only make it by chance.
Unfortunately, it has made a serious error in one of the most obvious and important part: the cockpit windows! The whole windows are printed slightly lower than where they should be. So the shape, especially the center part, is distorted and very ugly. The engine lacks most of the markings and cowling seams. I'll give a 5.
This Emirates livery has no errors. All sizes, tapefaces, and logos are correct. The UAE flag pattern on the wingtip looks exactly the same with the real thing. When Gemini released the 1/400 model for Emirates in early 2022, the model does not come with any aircraft registration number on the fuselage. Now this 1/200 manages to get the first Emirates 779 reg number on it. A6-EZA is printed on it. So, I'll give a 10 for livery.
The 777-X series applies brand new and way more carbon fiber composite materials. So, the whole surface of the wings and horizontal stabilizer surface, engine pylons and main landing gear door covers are all fully painted in white. Just like what we see in this model. But, the cone at the back lacks titanium colouring. I can only give an 8.
In sum, this official Emirates 779 is not as good as the old 77W models. Another question is: will A6-EZA have any modifications on livery and additional devices when it enters service in 2025? If there’s any modification, this model will become obsolete. Will Gemini release a revised edition with better cockpit windows? We don’t know at this point. I’ll say it is worth a 7 for value.
I’ll give this Emirates 779 a total of 80 points in my ARAIG Index.
#gemini200 #emirates #b7779

[@PhorzaSky]

Something you should consider is not getting the first release of any new molds from model plane companies. When I got the Delta A330neo from Gemini200, it was very good, however, it was missing some small details such as the bare metal areas on the engines. When Gemini200 released the Garuda Indonesia A330neo, they fixed this problem and had all that detail there. Same with the Delta team USA A330neo. I can imagine the 777-9x will be the same. First releases are never perfect and should be avoided.

[@ktshobbies]

You are absolutely right. There are a number of problems with this first release. I recall the first batches of A380s also have landing gear issues. I wanted to buy the Delta A330neo, but gave up at the end.

[@aviation_by_evan]

I bought the B777-9 emirates 1/200 scale from Daron Skymarks and I love it already

[@ktshobbies]

Saw this Skymarks in a store. Really good looking!!!

[@christopherwolner-hanssen9805]

Thank you so much for this excellent review! I thought of getting it even if the cockpit windows look strange, but after seeing this it's a NO. I love the Geminijets Emirates 777-300ER, so for me that's the standard it needs to be at 😊

[@ktshobbies]

Avoid this one. This angry cockpit looks silly. 😝

[@christopherwolner-hanssen9805]

@KT's Hobbies Thanks! Yeah I will definitely wait for the next one 😊

[@ktshobbies]

I want to wait and see if JC would have a new 779 released. Always feel that it’s models are slightly better than GJ’s occasionally.

[@tillfranzke5782]

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first release of the new 777x mould with wrong cockpit window printing. JC Wings N779XY (Boeing white company colour) has the same error! As well as the KJ (Boeing house colours) release for the asian market. Both JC and GJ did nothing to improve in this case! So I’m afraid this is the final version of the 777x mould…

[@ktshobbies]

I think the windows issue has been seen in JC’s recent 77Ws, such as the EVA Air open engine one as well. Too bad this ruins the whole model.

[@mikistanisavljevic6152]

I'm cancelling my order Thank you

[@ktshobbies]

Ha, the shop will hate me!

[@FireFace143]

Just to say, I prefer the B777-300er than the B777-9, the B777-300ER is just more better looking in my opinion and more iconic!

[@ktshobbies]

Same here!!!

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

jc wings made a similar mistake with the cockpit windows on a recent release of a 1:200 eva air 77W. It's so obvious I wonder how no one corrected it before release. I generally find the mould of the 777-9 from both gemini and jc to be good but not as accurate as the 777-200/300 mould. But the old 777 and 747 moulds are so accurate because there have been countless releases, giving them enough time to tweak small mistakes.

[@ktshobbies]

Exactly! The window issue stops me from buying the JC BR77W with interactive engines.

[@ktshobbies]

The GJ/JC 77W mould is better than the 779’s!

[@Southernswag8283]

The new Gemini 1:200 787-1000 emmerates I purchased front new landing gear style they are doing broke. I accidentally ordered 2 instead of 1 and was actually glad I purchased 2 by mistake since 1 landing gear broke…..2 days later, the second planes front landing gear broke off also. They was only sitting for 2 days. All I did was pick them up and the front landing gear just stayed on the ground while the plane was raised up. The new landing gear is super weak and fragile.

[@ktshobbies]

That’s too bad!!!

[@wafflclouds]

Do you think the plastic one (HOGAN prbly?) is better? The printing and other factors regarded. Thanks!

[@ktshobbies]

Saw the plastic one in person. Looks really nice.

[@TisMeCraigT]

Thank you for doing this review and has made my choice not to buy this much easier. I feel Gemini release new models too quickly and they are not as accurate as they should be. The first release of the BA A350-1000 is a prime example of this. I am much more of a fan of IF200 and I am looking forward to seeing what they come out with

[@ktshobbies]

Indeed. The BA 35K was another disappointment.I was wondering why EK & GJ rush to release 787 & 779, sometimes when they didn't even have the AC reg number confirmed yet. I hope they will have a revised edition for the 779 asap. I really love 779 with EK's livery.

[@Southernswag8283]

Bro I can’t catch a break. I commented 9 months ago talking about how 2 of my new 787-10 front landing broke within 2 days and now I just recently purchased this exact 777-9 and when it came in, it had NO WINGLETS!! You can’t make this crap up. I have no idea what is going on with Gemini jets here lately.

[@ktshobbies]

Too bad…

[@hi_dx1]

This is why I always go to the retailer's shop because they would allow their customers to open the box and see what the model looks like. So if there are any issues with the plane, we would get an insane amount of discount like 30% or 40%. I reccommend going to retailers who would let you view the contents of the model.

[@ktshobbies]

@@hi_dx1 yes, better to buy from retailer so that you hv a chance to check it first.

[@matthewdunne250]

It’s hard to tell the cockpit windows of the md11s are highly inaccurate this model oh kck the angle dipping of the window is different to the side of the aircraft

[@ktshobbies]

It makes this 779 an angry looking plane

[@ahahm]

What do you think of Gemini 777-300 A6-END Emirates overall? Just ordered one online and am curious about your opinion!

[@ktshobbies]

Absolutely love it. It’s a very sophisticated product. It’s not as great as WB’s SQ WB 1/200 Singapore Airlines B777-300ER Unboxing and Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYK5eaaZfMmfpsU , but to me it’s good enough. Love GJ’s EK END!

[@ahahm]

@@ktshobbies Thanks! I guess I made a good decision!

[@ktshobbies]

@@ahahm I'm making an unboxing video for END lately too. Love it!

[@ahahm]

@@ktshobbies Oh, Great!! Can't wait to watch it when is uploaded!!

[@ktshobbies]

Stay tuned!!

[@joshjack6127]

How do the wingtips attach? Are they magnetic?

[@ktshobbies]

Not magnetic, just insert, so they are loose.

[@joshjack6127]

@@ktshobbies Putting me off buying one knowing they don't fit very well...

[@ktshobbies]

I’ll suggest you skip this one and wait for a revised version. Emirates 77X will not carry this livery anyway.

[@V8King770]

Inflight 200 are also doing the 779, will be interesting to see how that compares.

[@ktshobbies]

I hope IF200's 779 will be better than GJ's. IF's A350s, esp -1000, are inferior to GJ's & JC's. I was quite surprised by this.

[@hi_dx1]

When I ordered an Alaska A319-100, the pair of the main right gears fell off when I just put it down on my model display table 😭

[@ktshobbies]

WTF!!!

[@hi_dx1]

@ktshobbies I know right, that was my reaction when it happened 😆

[@ktshobbies]

GJ ‘s QC has been an issue

[@hi_dx1]

@@ktshobbies I see.

[@Italycountryball2006]

can you do a model with ITA airways please

[@ktshobbies]

I’m waiting for the JC ITA 359…

[@ktshobbies]

I don’t like Inflight’s 359 and GJ’s 320. I ordered JC’s already!

[@ktshobbies]

Have you got any ITA models?

[@Italycountryball2006]

@@ktshobbies cant wait till you make a video , thank you

[@Italycountryball2006]

@@ktshobbies sadly no but JC released the white livery one which cost around 53euro

[@BritishLion2012]

One thing i just cannot understand is how they mess up the placement of the cockpit windows not just on this model but across a few of Gemini’s model range, Noticed it on a few 747s, 767s,737s and 757s, it just looks so off and they obviously cannot test moulds with printing placements and adjustments before distribution.

[@ktshobbies]

Indeed. I’m sure JC factory guys, and GJ QC guys all saw this problem during production. and it has been occurring for at least a year or so. Was it too costly to correct the production defect or to forfeit the imperfect products?

[@BritishLion2012]

@@ktshobbies i would guess it is down to time and costs, Time because release dates and costs to correct the issues maybe. I understand that Gemini and JC can be extremely busy but with prices going up on models you would expect things to look better to make people feel like they are getting a better quality model for the money you pay.

[@ktshobbies]

@@BritishLion2012 Hope someone with manufacturer knowledge could share views. Why such obvious issue could last for a year or so? Was it some kind of costly tech defect with no simple quick fix?! Really want to know.

[@GabrielOliveira-le2vg]

Nossa essa loja faz um brinquedo bom desse

[@ktshobbies]

It’s not bad!