1:144 Lockheed L-100-10/20/30 Hercules Civil Decal Options

[Dutch]

So I have a few Minicraft 1:144 Lockheed Hercules kits and I am wondering about the civilian decal options out there.  I am aware of a few already:

 

AHS (was CAN, now US - still in business, but no longer making decals)

AHS4041 Lockheed L-188F Hunting Cargo Airlines (L-100-30 compatible?)

AHS4042 Vickers Vanguard Hunting Cargo Airlines (L-100-30 compatible?)

AHS4043 Boeing 727-200 Hunting Cargo Airlines (L-100-30 compatible?)

 

ATP Airliners America (long defunct) [probably sized for the Revell C-130B kit]

AD???? Alaska Golden Nugget scheme

AD???? Delta Airlines widget scheme

AD5036 Transamerica 747 /DC-8-73/L-100-30 (must convert 747 stripe decal; L-100-30 reg and tail "T" provided.) 

 

Draw Decal (US - current)

44-130-1 NASA NC-130B N707NA

44-130-2 Alaska Airlines L-100-10 Golden Nugget

44-130-4 Lynden Air Cargo L-100-30

44-130-10 Delta Airlines L-100-10 & -20

 

Dream Decals (MX)

??? AeroPostal Mexico C-130A XA-RSH

 

Flightline (defunct)

1/144 & 1/200 Pacific Western L-100-20 CF-PWO/PWK (Issued as a special release for Russell Brown's Airliner Modeler magazine, Vol.2, No.3)

 

Syhart (FR - current)

144-912 Securitie Civile C-130A N116TG (French fire bomber)

 

Two Six Decals - 26Decals (UK - current)

144-241 Saudia VC-130H (current c/s)

144-242 Saudia VC-130H (original c/s)

144-292 Yemenia C-130H

144-362 Saturn L-100-30

144-363 Ethiopian L-100-30

144-364 HeavyLift L-100-30

144-606 Hunting Cargo L-188C(F) (L-100-30 compatible?) 

 

V1 Decals (Canada - current)

V1D0062 C-130Q Coulson N130FF Next Gen AirTanker

V1D0306 C-130Q-30 Coulson N404LC Next Gen AirTanker

V1D0081 L-100-30 Hercules First Air C-GHPW Older Livery 

V1D0083 L-100-30 Hercules First Air C-GHPW Newer Livery

 

Welsh (UK - current)

SL210 L-100-30 Saturn Airlines 

SL260 L-100-10 Delta Airlines

SL273 L-100-20 Southern Air Transport (circa late 1960s-early 1970s)

 

Am I missing any?  I thought that I had seen decals for a MarkAir L-100-30 and a Airlift L-100-20 at one point.   I welcome any comments or additions to my failing memory.  I have bolded the decals I personally have.  I do have a couple on backorder, and will mark those when received.

 

KR/

Dutch

 

Edited November 19, 2019 by Dutch
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[Dutch]

I have some L-100-10/20/30 fuselage length comparisons for you.

 

L-100-10*    Length: 97' 9"

L-100-20     Length: 106' 1"    [+5' fwd, +3'4" aft **]   

L-100-30     Length: 112' 9"    [+11' 8" fwd, +3'4" aft **]

 

*   The standard length L-100-10 designation was not officially used. I only use it here to differentiate between the more common L-100-20/30 stretched versions.

** These measurements are added to the standard length L-100 dimensions.  The difference between a L-100-20 & -30 is that the -30 has an additional 6'8" plug added to -20 forward fuselage.

 

The Minicraft C-130 series of kits depict a standard -10 (97' 9") and stretched -30 (112' 9") lengths.  So, to create a -20, use a -30 kit and remove .555 in  (or ~9/16th in) from the forward fuselage and forward end of the cargo floor.  Note also that all L-100s (-10, -20, -30) up to cn 382-4610 had the short wheel sponsons and NACA style air inlet on the stbd side.  From 382-4673 onward, they had long wheel sponsons and the oval scoop style air inlet (ala C-130H) on the stbd sponson.  Please note my red lines denoting cuts below are only approximate and for illustrative purposes only.  Choose an appropriate panel line to cut along.  Laslty, paint over the lower cockpit windows on all L-100-10/-20/-30 kits.  C-130H-30s retinaed them.

 

L-100-20 fuselage cuts for Minicraft -30 kit.

Edited November 19, 2019 by Dutch
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