DLT
5.0 · 1 reviewOwn a piece of West German regional aviation history from the very beginning with this historically accurate decal set for the Short Brothers 330 in the DLT 1977 livery.
- Opaque white print, covers any base colour
- Safely packaged
- Return within 14 days
Fits these kits
Kits of the Shorts 330 this decal is drawn for, by scale:
| 1/144 | Eastern Express |
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Choose the decal in the same scale as your kit. Kit not listed? Ask us and tell us which one you have.
How to apply
- Prepare: Clean and dry model surface
- Cut: Cut decals with a sharp knife
- Soak: Submerge in warm water until detached
- Apply: Position decals, remove excess water/air
- Dry: Allow to dry before sealing
- Seal: Apply a thin layer of acrylic varnish
The aircraft behind the decal
- Type
- Shorts 330
- Operator
- DLT
- Livery year
- 1977
- Scales
- 1/144, 1/200, 1/72
- Printing
- Digital print with opaque white
Everything for one aircraft
- Full livery decals for the Short Brothers 330 (DLT 1977)
- Fuselage titles, airline markings, and registration numbers
- Available in multiple scales
Compatible kitsFits Short Brothers 330 kits from the major kit makers, in 1/144, 1/200 or 1/72.
The story behind the livery
DLT — Deutsche Luftverkehrsgesellschaft — was Lufthansa's regional feeder airline, established to connect smaller German cities with the main Lufthansa hubs at Frankfurt and Munich. The Shorts 330 was among the first aircraft types to enter service with DLT, arriving in 1977 in the very year the airline began operations. This 1977 scheme therefore represents DLT at its absolute inception — a carrier just finding its feet on the thin regional routes of West Germany that the larger jets could not economically serve. The chunky, boxy profile of the Shorts 330 became a familiar sight at smaller German airports throughout the late 1970s, operating under the Lufthansa umbrella with the airline's characteristic blue and yellow colours.
The DLT Shorts 330 in its 1977 inaugural livery is an extraordinarily rare modelling subject — a first-year scheme for a first-year aircraft at a first-year airline, documenting the very birth of German regional aviation as we know it today.
