When it comes to new aircraft and their scale reproductions, Air Force 1 certainly wastes no time pumping them out. Earlier today, we noticed that one Chinese seller was proudly offering a 1:72 scale take on the Shenyang F-50 strike aircraft, one of three sixth generation aircraft that the Chinese PLAAF debuted just seven months ago.

Presently, we are awaiting word from our distributor whether or not they’ll be able to stock these cutting-edge models in time for the holiday season. Bear in mind that the Trump Administration’s proposed tariffs has put the kabash on a great many projects that were originally intended to come out later this year. By tacking on another 55% to the cost of a model, many manufacturers and distributors feel they’d rather take a wait-and-see attitude before committing to making and selling a new model that could potentially languish on store shelves well beyond their intended sell-by dates. So, while we’d love to hear more about this and other models in the works, its quite possible that they may make it to other nations first before becoming available to collectors here in the North American market.