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Redeye flight over Canada this evening (09.15.26) and a Westjet crew ahead of us by about 100 miles near Thunder Bay spotted 2 orange objects burning up in the sky (I wasn’t looking). A few min later my Capt spotted this strange white glow in the sky what appeared contrail like but unique in shape and size. Got some crappy cell photos but totally strange sight. Thoughts?

Selling a few models from my collection in mint condition. Shipping from Canada to Worldwide. Payment via Paypal. All models are mint and come with their original boxes, stands, accessories.

• Gemini200 American E175 G2AAL1040 $180 USD
• Gemini200 Gulfstream G650 G2GLF714 - $105 USD
• Gemini200 American 777-300ER G2AAL1076 $170 USD
• JC Wings 200 Thai 787-9 LH2113 $220 USD
• Inflight200 United 777-200ER IF772UA1224 $200 USD
• Herpa 1:200 Luftwaffe Airbus A400M 557207-002 $170 USD
• Herpa Fire Truck $25 USD
• NG200 Southwest 737-700 N221WN $110 USD

It's been a really long time since l've bought a GJ200 model (let alone a widebody) but I knew I had to get this 764. Credit is due when it's deserved and I admit that this release is quite well done. Other than the lack of small stencil detail and landing gear hubs such as those found on SQ, I give this model an 8.5/10. The nose gear door has a bit of a skewed line on it and the cockpit windows seem a bit wavy but I can accept it. The 20% off I got on it justifies this purchase even more.

Attached are some photos I quickly took including the GJ200 UA 777-200ER which will replace my
IF200 version.

Selling a few rare models from my collection. Shipping from Canada to Worldwide. Payment via Paypal. All models are mint condition and come with their original boxes, stands, accessories. Prices are in USD and based off market values and rarity.

• Gemini200 Etihad A380 G2ETD521 - $450 USD
• Gemini200 American 737-800 G2AAL321 - $200
USD
• Gemini200 American E175 G2AAL1040 - $180 USD
• JC Wings 200 Thai 787-9 LH2113 - $220 USD
• Herpa 1:200 Luftwaffe Airbus A400M 557207-002 - $200 USD
• Swissport Silver Fuel Truck - $12 USD
• Swissport Long Fuel Fruck $30 USD
• Swissport Short Fuel Truck $30 USD
• Herpa Fire Truck $30 USD

Hey all! I know this has been discussed a bit but I’m looking for a serious ND/CPL filter kit system for my R5 Mark II and RF lenses (14-35, 24-105, 100-500). My primary need is for professional landscape images, especially during frequent travels. A high quality CPL for travel walkarounds/day use is also important (ideally being able to have a magnetic ring on each lens and swap a CPL between lenses). I’ve done some research and had an opportunity to compare the Kase and Nisi systems but I’m undecided on which one to keep.

I’m also interested in Maven Magnetic but I never tried them.

Does anyone have any experience with these kits? My priority is least amount of color cast, stacking (CPL with ND), and travel portability. 

Kase: I really like the inlaid ring on the Kase 77mm set, but unfortunately there’s vignetting in the corners at 14mm when stacking a CPL + ND. I would have to upgrade to 82mm meaning I wouldn’t likely have to remove the step up ring when storing in my bag or buy more caps. The CPL does show a noticeable yellow cast to me but polarizes better than Nisi. The weight of these are much lighter than Nisi and the case has better storage capability. Being able to pop the CPL off/on between my 14-35 and 24-105 during hikes or city walks has been fantastic. 

Nisi: The landscape kit is really nice and stacking 2-3 filters is no issue down to 14mm. The material feels more premium but the kit is heavy and the magents are almost too strong when attached to a cap or adapter ring. Color cast seems superior and very neutral on Nisi. The 82-77mm adapter rings are quite large so they need to be removed from my camera bag for storage which is really annoying and gives Kase the edge. 

I don’t have much info on Maven’s performance but I’m looking at a 77mm LPL and Dark CPL kit to avoid stacking and hopefully be able to use a filter down to 14mm. They also have a thin magnetic ring offering. I hear they offer the best color cast and performance. Should I stick to 77mm or go 82mm and regular ND to stack with the LPL?

Thanks for any advice!

I have limited myself to only buying IF200 A320 series ever since Geminijets tooling went down the drain. My only two GJ A320 series aircraft are the original Air Canada A321 (2008 release) which reminds me a bit of the SQ detailing. The other is a United A319 which was already a hugely downgraded mould but borderline acceptable to purchase. Included are some comparison photos of SQ vs GJ and you can really see where GJ has cut costs and why it’s hard to support buying their models anymore… I didn’t have a chance to compare to IF200 yet but it’s in the works.

The nose section, landing gear and overall attention to detail is fantastic. This is definitely the best A32X series mould in 1/200. The box and packaging is wonderful as well which can be seen on their official website.

Brand new arrival: my 1st SQ Wings A320 series model. I had no doubts based off their official photos that this would be a fantastic model. The quality, nose shape and details easily make this the best A320 available in 1/200. Great box and stand (downscaled version of the widebody stand). No complainta though I could probably point out some small imperfections like the winglet flag printing being off by 1mm lol.

Easiest job in the world. Government meteorologist always predicting 40% chance of storms when it was obvious with the heat today we would get a good pounding. Anyways, always fun to chase these storms!

Finally a good storm. A bit too much rain to take photos and a few bolts that made me jump inside haha

I’m looking to move soon and I initially set up my 923+ in my apartment by connecting it to the router (see photo). I was then able to find the NAS on my Macbook sidebar as a “external HDD” source. When I move, if I connect the NAS the same way to another router, will I be able to find the disk the same way on my laptop? I also have tailscale installed but that is for when I’m traveling and trying to access my files. Since the IP address will change I just want to ensure I will be able to access everything the same way. As for moving the unit, I assume I just do a safe shutdown, remove the disks and once at their new location I would simply insert the disks, plug the cable back into the new router and power up the NAS?

Thanks in advance for any tips and sorry for the noob question.