Vingtor

Whirlybird did a conversion set some years ago. It might be hard to find now. The Vingtor Decals sheet was reprinted last winter. There are still some sheets available. Nils

Sorry, it was just a photo that I found on the net. And now I have forgotten where...

Well, there are these decals...

BPK? They do not have a Falcon 20, unfortunately.

Well, this was the aircraft flying the King. I doubt the King ever inspected the wheel wells though. Nils

Well, this photo is actually from when it was in service, before its retirement. The RNoAF has been known for clean aircraft though... Nils

The third RNoAF DA-20, in VIP configuration, is displayed at the "local" (one hour's drive) aircraft museum. I can take photos on my next visit. In the meantime, maybe this might help:

If you wait for me, we could start a Falcon 20 MSTGB (Mini STGB). 😀 I have to finish a couple of other models first though... For my DA-20 (as we call it in Norway) I plan to use the forward fuselage from the A-Model Dassault 50, as this would be the same. Hopefully some other parts might be donored as well. My model will be a more "military" configuration: The engines will come from the Sword U-125 kit. Nils

This will follow this build with gret interest. I built the model back in the 1990s when the kit was new. More or less out of the box (if that can be done with a Mach 2 kit). The model was donated to the local aircraft museum, from where it was stolen. My next attempt was 12-13 years ago. I never came further than studying the parts. As you probably know, the fuselage halves are not symmetrical, making the windows and (worse) the wings unlevel. So I did not get any further... A friend addressed this issue by cutting out the wing root on one side and repositioned it. I will build my model one day, though. I have even made my own decals for it. Nils

Well, the flight was actually to Scotland... 😉

Unfortunately, the Vingtor 1/72 decals were printed with incorrect shades of Red and Blue. This was corrected for the 1/48 scaale decals.

As said, do not use photos of the BOAC Mk.IV as reference for the BOAC Mk.VI. British civil aircraft had 8-8-8 inch fin flashes throughout WW2. The delivery markings of the BOAC Mk.IV was an exception. Nor should you trust dodgy model manufactureres... The complete description of the colours and markings is found in my book "The Stockholm Run", published by MMP Books/Stratus in Poland, and should be found locally to you. The "Type A, B, C, D" roundel terms were introduced in the 1950s, and is not relevant for WW2 BOAC fin markings. Nils

Thanks! You might very well be right. There is indeed a division of LM at Fort Worth - Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems (LMTAS). 👍

I have found this photo on the net: I wonder what the small text on the bottom of the fin would be. The first word might possibly be TECHNOLOGY. Any suggestions? Nils