1-300 New Zealand Roundels Decals
These 1-300 New Zealand Roundels decals reproduce the aircraft identification markings represented by this sheet for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures. They are intended for historically appropriate aircraft, units, and periods associated with the marking.
Decal Information
The sheet includes New Zealand Roundels markings suitable for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Key Historical Details
Region / Nation: Asia & Australia Service: Military Aviation Time Period: Period Appropriate to the Marking Primary Marking: National Aircraft Roundels Scale: 1-300 Application: Historically appropriate aircraft and aviation subjects
Historical Information
1-300 Royal New Zealand Air Force Kiwi Roundels
This decal set reproduces the distinctive Royal New Zealand Air Force roundel featuring the kiwi, New Zealand's iconic national bird. The design provides a uniquely New Zealand identity within the traditional Commonwealth roundel format.
The RNZAF experimented with national symbols in the center of its roundels during the postwar era. A silver fern was used from the late 1950s, but visibility and durability concerns led to the adoption of the red kiwi as the official roundel emblem in 1970.
The kiwi roundel has since appeared on generations of New Zealand combat, transport, patrol, helicopter and training aircraft. Modern operational aircraft may use black or grey low-visibility versions while trainers and heritage schemes can retain more traditional colors.
Representative Aircraft: A-4K Skyhawk, BAC Strikemaster, C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion, MB-339, T-6 Texan II, NH90, A109 and other RNZAF aircraft.
The kiwi is oriented to face forward on aircraft, so check the direction and placement on the specific airframe being modeled. Low-visibility black and grey variants should be matched to period photographs.
