Model Description
Herpa 1/500th scale 538114 QantasLink Airbus A220-300 – Flying Art Series – VH-X4A “Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa”. Available to pre-order at Flying Tigers.
On March 1, 2024, the first of 29 A220s ordered from Airbus by the Australian Qantas took off on its first commercial flight and presented a very special livery. Balarinji, a leading Australian design agency for Australia’s Indigenous peoples, had created the exceptional fuselage designs of all previous aircraft in Qantas’ Flying Art Series. They worked with First Nations artists and their families. The latest plant on QantasLink’s state-of-the-art Airbus A220 continues this special artistic partnership. Born in 1952 in the remote community of Kanpi in South Australia, Maringka Baker began painting to tell the stories of her ancestors as they relate to travel, women’s ceremonial business, family relationships, and traditional land. She is recognized as one of Australia’s most successful artists and is considered a source of inspiration for a new generation of First Nations artists. This livery tells the story of two sisters who cross Australia together, traveling great distances to find their way home. The aircraft was named after the artwork: Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa – The Creation Story of the Two Sisters. Fuselage Design © Balarinji / Artwork: Maringka Baker, Minyma kutjara tjukurpa, 2018 © Maringka Baker/Licensed by Copyright Agency
RRP £50.00
