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It just depends on the kit.  But Zvezda airliner kits probably all have engraved panel lines since they are a relatively new manufacturer. I know you said any aircraft, but Is there a particualr airliner you are interested in?

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Revell, Zvezda, Minicraft, Daco, Eastern Express, Roden, Mikromir are all manufacturers that make kits with recessed panel lines in 1/144 scale.

 

Be aware that the early Revell kits such as their B747-100, B727 and DC-10-10 kits (originally released in the 60s and 70s) have raised detail and have been re-released recently. All their Airbus and Embraer kits are recessed along with the later released Concorde, 767, and 747-400 and 747-8 kits. Revell has also released Zvezda kits (B777 and IL-96) under their own brand.

 

All the Airfix releases are raised detail as they were all older 70s issues.

 

As Kurt mentioned, Zvezda's airline releases all have recessed detail.

 

Any kit that was initially released prior to the early 90s will most likely have raised panel lines. You also need to be aware of some re-boxing across manufacturers. While I said Minicraft had kits with recessed detail, they did release an ex-Airfix Model 314 flying boat with raised detail.

 

Scalemates is a good place to check the heritage of a kit along with various online review sites like Cyberhobby, Hyperscale and others.

 

 

 

 

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