rzjets reporting the first max to be msn 65045 ln 8604

Can confirm VH-8IA will be sn 65045

Guys, should we set up a thread for VA MAX8 Arrivals similar to the QQ E190 thread so that all the stuff is together ?

Yup.

Hopefully it will be a long one as Max 8s then eventually Max 10s turn up.

I agree

Factory photos emerging of what will be 8IA... I'm kinda surprised it's factory fresh, as opposed to a Not Taken Up airframe such as Bonza are taking.

There aren't many if not any NTU frames left, they were all snapped up pretty much immediately following the return to service. Contrary to what many media outlets want to believe, Boeing has not had a lot of issues with selling MAX frames.

There are however 9 frames whose owners (mostly Chinese) are yet to take delivery, that may change soon as China restarts max flights