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1/72nd Aircraft Kits Currently Available

AESL T6/24 Airtourer

NZAI CT/4B Airtrainer

PAC CT/4E Airtrainer

Percival Vega Gull

Auster (AOP) Mk III

Auster (AOP) IV/V

Auster 6/7

Auster J5 RNZAF

Auster T7 Antarctic RNZAF

Auster J1 Autocrat

Macchi MB339C Full Kit

Macchi MB339C Conversion Kit Only

de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth

The Colditz Glider

Vickers Vincent

Vickers Vildebeest Mk I

Vickers Vildebeest Mk II and III

Vickers Vildebeest Mk IV

CASA Spanish Vildebeest

Lockheed Oxcart Conversion Set

1/72 T6/24 Airtourer

Originally designed by Henry Millicer of Australian manufacturer Victa Industries, the Airtourer became a popular light aircraft in the 1960's. After 170 were built however, Victa was forced to shut down production when larger competition from overseas forced the company out of the Australian market.

Aero Engine Services Ltd at Rukuhia, Hamilton in New Zealand, then stepped in. They bought the licence to continue production of the Airtourer and under the design team of Pat Monk they continued development of the type, with larger and more powerful engines.

In 1970 four T6 Airtourers were purchased by the RNZAF for their initial training. Equipped with the 150hp Lycoming engine and a constant speed propeller, they also featured a 24 volt electrical system. The aircraft proved perfect for instruction of students and they also worked at CFS where instructors were trained.

The RNZAF serial numbers on the four were NZ1760 to NZ1763. They served at RNZAF Station Wigram from 1970 till 1993, when downsizing saw them declared as surplus and they were sold to private operators. The four continue to fly in private hands.

This resin kit is the first and only model to have been produced of the Airtourer. The kit can be built to represent an RNZAF example or also easily be adapted to represent any number of the Airtourers in civil hands around the world. It does not however come with any decals.

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

 

 

1/72 CT-4B Airtrainer

The Airtrainer is a New Zealand success story. Designed by Pat Monk and his design team at New Zealand Aerospace Industries (successor to AESL) as a military light trainer. The aircraft derived inspiration from the Airtourer and four seat AESL Aircruiser, but despite a similar appearance was in essence structurally a new design with lots of innovations added.

The RNZAF bought 19 CT/4B Airtrainers, entering service in July 1976. They were based for most of their life at Wigram, before moving to Ohakea shortly before retirement and replacement by the next generation of the Airtrainer.

The CT-4B was found to be a great aerobatic performer and took on the role of displaying with the Red Checkers formation team, seen all over New Zealand over the years.

Other operators of the piston engined Airtrainer were the RAAF and the Royal Thai Air Force and BAE Systems in Australia.

This resin and metal model of the early version RNZAF Airtrainer is Kiwi Resin's latest kit, and features separate flaps, detailed cockpit, correct width fuselage etc. This model has for the earlier two-blade propeller, shorter nose piston-engined version.

This kit is not for the inexperienced modeller!

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 CT/4E Airtrainer

The Airtrainer was a prime candidate for up-engining with a turboprop engine. Design work for this had actually begun in the 1970's and but was shelved when the production line of CT-4's shut down in 1977.

Over decade later work resumed on the newer version under a new design team, NZAI now trading as Pacific Aerospace Corporation. A crashed CT-4B from the RNZAF, NZ1940, was repaired and then loaned to PAC for use as a prototype testbed for the turboprop. The CT-4C proved a huge success, and soon production began of the CT-4E.

The major operators of this faster more, powerful model are the RNZAF, with the fleet of leased CT-4E's based at Ohakea for pilot training. They also continue the tradition of their predecessors in the Red Checkers team.

This is a resin and metal model of the later version RNZAF Airtrainer. It features separate flaps, a detailed cockpit, correct width fuselage etc.

This kit is not for the inexperienced modeller!

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

Above: The Kiwi Resins CT-4E box art

Above: The Kiwi Resins CT-4E kitset itself

1/72 Percival Vega Gull
Note: This Kit Is Temporarily Unavailable - Watch This Space!

The Percival Vega Gull was a development of the Percival Gull series, and a civilian version of the Proctor. It was in a Gull, G-ADPR that New Zealand Aviatrix Jean Batten set many of her records.

The four seat K.1 Vega Gull was introduced in November 1935. Powered by the DH Gipsy Six engine, the Vega Gull featured dual controls and flaps, and was very successful with 90 being produced up till July 1939.

Vega Gull ZK-AFI was imported into New Zealand in August 1937 for Ernie Clark of Christchurch, and this was sold to the Wellington Aero Club in February 1938.When the war erupted a year and a half later, ZK-AFI was impressed into service with the RNZAF in 1939, becoming NZ571. It operated at Rongotai with the Communications Flight and later No. 42 (Communications) Squadron.

Following the war the Vega Gull returned to the Wellington Aero Club as ZK-AKV in August 1946. Subsequently it has passed through the hands of several operators, and today its remains are in storage in Auckland.

This unique resin kit comes with a Falcon vac formed canopy. It is an ideal first resin kit.

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

Above: The Kiwi Resins Vega Gull kitset as built by Scott Van Aken
See Scott's website here

Above: The box art

Above: The Vega Gull kitset itself

1/72 Auster (AOP) Mk III

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Auster (AOP) Mk IV/V

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Auster 6/7
Kitset available from 1st of December 2005, but Decals not yet available

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Auster J5 "RNZAF"
Auster J5 decal sheet including both the Fernleaf roundels and standard type are now available in the kit. If you already purchased the kit and did not receive decals, they are now available and will be free to you.

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Auster T7 Antarctic "RNZAF"
Auster Antarctic decal sheet (to be used with roundels from other sources) now available in the kit. If you already purchased the kit and did not receive decals, they are now available and will be free to you.

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Auster J1 Autocrat

Israeli War of Independence Auster - with decals for pre-independence Palestinian registered Israeli Air Force Aircraft.

 

Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Aermacchi MB-339CB Macchi
Note: Only Two Kits Left - These May Not Be Produced Again

This is a complete aircraft kitset, , with injection moulded and resin parts. The kitset includes decals for a No. 14 Squadron, RNZAF aircraft

Price: NZ$45:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Aermacchi MB-339CB Conversion Set

This is the resin conversion parts necessary to convert an existing kitset to an RNZAF model

Price: NZ$25:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth
Available Again!!

The famous passenger plane which started New Zealand's first airline services on the South Islands' West Coast with Air Travel (NZ) Ltd. back in the 1930's, and served for many decades around the world including Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

One of the Air Travel Fox Moths also served in the RNZAF. Having been impressed into service in World War Two for communications duties and becoming NZ566, it served with No. 42 Squadron at Rongotai. It later flew with NAC as ZK-ASP, and nowadays it still flies resplendent in its original Air Travel orange colours as ZK-ADI with the Croydon Aircraft Company at Mandeville.

Another Fox Moth still flies in NZ today too, ZK-AEK which is with the Alpine Fighter Collection (a former Prince of Wales Flight example and also an Air Travel (NZ) Ltd airways pioneer) and is based at Wanaka.

 

Price: NZ$45:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Colditz Glider

This is a model of the famous glider built in secrecy in the famous German run Colditz prison camp by Allied prisoners in WWII. The glider was built by Flight Lieutenant Bill Goldfinch, Lieutenant Antony Rolt. Flight Lieutenant Jack Best and army officer David Walker, among others.

Some interesting information can be found on this unique glider on these pages here and here

 

Price: NZ$18:00
plus postage and packaging

***New For June 2006***

1/72 Vickers Vincent
NZ301

This exciting new kitset depicts the Vickers Vincent bomber NZ301, which was the RNZAF's first example.

This aircraft was previously K4659 with the Roayl Air force before being bought by the RNZAF to assist in the build up of that air force. It arrived at Auckland aboard the ship "Gamaria" on the 17th of July 1939, and was assembled at RNZAF Station Hobsonville.

It served with the Auckland Territorial Squadron, at Hobsonville and continued with that unit when war broke out and the squadron became a regular RNZAF unit.

In December 1939 this aircraft was transferred to the Air Gunners and Air Observers School, at RNZAF Station Ohakea. In October 1940 it returned to Auckland, joining the New Zealand General Reconnaissance Squadron at RNZAF Station Whenuapai. This unit evolved into No. 1 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron, which had its main body at Whenuapai and a detached flight at Waipapakauri in Northland, where NZ301 undoubtedly spent some time too.

It left this squadron in December 1941. Eventually it went to RNZAF Station Woodbourne to return to the training role, and served as a target tug, towing targets for gunnery students with No. 2 Flying Training School.

The aircraft was written off the books at Woodbourne on the 2nd of August 1944 as reduced to spares. Its remains were left in a small aircraft dump by the Wairau River near Blenheim, from where its remains were excavated by a small team of enthusiasts, which included Kiwi Resins' own Dave Lochead.

This all new and highly complex kitset is the first in a planned range of Vincents and Vildebeests and comes with decals to depict the various stages in NZ301's life, from service with the RAF through it's work with the General Reconnaissance squadrons of the RNZAF, right up till the late war all-over yellow target tug colour scheme on the box art.

 

Colour Scheme Options

 

 

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

 

***New For June 2006***

1/72 Vickers Vildebeest Mk I
as used by the Royal Air Force prewar

The first production version of the Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bomber, this aircraft served in the Royal Air Force

The Vildebeest Mk I was designated the Vickers Type 244. It was powered by a 600 hp Pegasus IM3. Designed as a two-seat torpedo-bomber, the type began service with No 100 Sqn at Donibristle in October 1932.

Only 22 were built, and none were on strength with the RAF by 1939.

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

***New For June 2006***

1/72 Vickers Vildebeest Mk II and III
as used by the RNZAF and RAF

The Vildebeest Mk III was used in significant numbers in the RNZAF, plus one Mk II (NZ117). Both marks were also used by the RAF in the Middle East and Singapore.

The Vildebeest Mk II was built to Specification 20/33, becoming the Vickers Type 258. Powered by the 635 hp Pegasus IIM3, the design had a number of improvements on its predecessor. Again it was designed as a wo-seat torpedo-bomber. Thirty were built for the Royal Air Force.

The Vildebeest III was designated Vickers Type 267, and built to Specification 15/34. It was much the same as the Mk II but with a third seat added for an observer (navigator), behind the pilot. A total of 193 were built for the RAF and 12 for the RNZAF (the latter with folding wings; becoing the Vickers Type 277). Just before the Second World War, the RAF transferred 27 more Vildebeests to the RNZAF. Ten of these were Mk IIS and one was a Mk II it seems. The rest were Mk IV's.

In RAF service, Vildebeests served with five squadrons. No 100 Squadron at Donbristle began with Mk I's but later marks joined them. No 22 Squadron had Mk IIIs and No 42 Squadron with Mks III and IV, both squadrons flying on shipping reconnaissance and convoy escort duties until April 1940.

No's 36 and 100 Squadrons used six Mk V's and 46 Mk IIIs in Singapore in December 1941. They were used in torpedo and bombing roles until they were withdrawn to Java and finally retired in March 1942.

Six Mk III's served with No 273 Sqn in Ceylon, also until March 1942.

RNZAF Usage

The RNZAF originally purchased 12 Vickers Vildebeest IIIs from Vickers in 1935, becoming this country's bomber force (they had no torpedo gear), with half bsed at Wigram, Christchurch, the other six at Hobsonville, Auckland.

These were later supplemented by more Mk IIIs and Mk IVs, all ex-RAF, purchased in 1940-41. These were used by several General Reconnaissance squadrons and by No 2 Flying Training School at Woodbourne for advanced pilot training till the arrival of the North American Harvards in 1941. Later still a few surviving airframes became target tugs, serving in this role with various schools and squadrons into 1944.

These huge aircraft gained a good reputation for their toughness and reliability with aircrews, and also for their ability to carry a lot of cargo or troops (football team!) when necessary, however they were very slow and aircrews knew if the Japanese had invaded as expected, the Vilde's would have been a very poor match for the Zero and other carrier-borne aircraft, and thus any mission in them would have been suicide.

Today only one 'complete' Vildebeest remains extant, and is currently undergoing restoration to as new but static condition at the RNZAF Museum, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand. They also have parts from other Vilde's, dug from various dump sites.

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

***New For June 2006***

1/72 Vickers Vildebeest Mk IV
as used by the RNZAF and RAF

Designated the Vickers Type 286, the Mk IV was built to Specification 41/35. The Vildebeest Mk IV differed from the Mk III in that it was powered with the 825 hp Bristol Pegasus VIII engine, rather than the Pegasus of its predecessors.

Again designed as a two-seat torpedo-bomber, eighteen were built for the RAF but they werefound unsuitable for use in the hotter climates such as the Middle East or Singapore through engine overheating, however sixteen were passed on to serve well with the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

The engine swung a three-bladed propellor rather then two blades, and was neatly faired over with a cowling, giving the aircraft a sleaker, more modern look, almost like a Swordfish.

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 CASA "Spanish Vildebeest"

CASA in Spain produced a licence-built version of the Vildebeest, totalling a production run of 27 aircraft. Most received the locally produced Hispano-Suiza HS 600 inline engine, though some other engine types were also used.

Around 20 survived to fight with the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, some of which were equipped with floats. A Vildebeest was the first victim of Facist ace Joaquin Garcia-Morato.

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Lockheed Oxcart Conversion Set

Price: NZ$35:00
plus postage and packaging

1/48th Aircraft Kits Currently Available

Miles M2 Hawk

Miles M2w Hawk

Aermacchi MB-339CB Macchi Conversion Set

NZAI CT-4B Airtrainer (RNZAF)

PAC CT-4E Airtrainer (RNZAF)

NZAI CT-4A Airtrainer (RAAF)

Messerschmitt Bf109G-12

1/48 Miles M2 Hawk

This is a great first kit for modellers stepping up to the medium of resin. Four Miles M2 Hawk variants served with the wartime RNZAF after being impressed into service as trainers and communications aircraft.

The ki t contains decals for one of these, NZ588, and also one of the civil schemes worn by Hawks in New Zealand, ZK-AFL. The latter is pictured on the boxart, a photo taken at Omaka, Blenheim, where it operated from during the first part of its life.

Price: NZ$80:00
plus postage and packaging

 

 

1/48 Miles M2w Hawk

This new kit was prepared during December 2005, and is a great first resin kit. The M2w was the Hawk trainer. As opposed to the standard Miles M2 Hawk it has a different fin, and different spats and wheels... at first glance they look the same, however they aren't.

Price: NZ$80:00
plus postage and packaging

 

 

1/48 Aermacchi MB-339CB Macchi Conversion Set

By Popular Demand!

The Macchi Conversion is very thorough, consisting of:
- new fin
- new nose
- seperate elevators
- fin antennas
- replacement front and rear insrument panels (RNZAF version)
- weighted main wheels
- replacement seats
- underwing smoke generators (Black Falcons aero team)
- underwing pods (often used to carry pilots personal effects
- Hawkeye decals for ALL RNZAF aircraft.

If you havent seen Hawkeye decals before, they are of excellent quality, great instructions and very thorough!

Price: NZ$55:00
plus postage and packaging

 

1/48 CT/4B Airtrainer

Resin Kit with RNZAF Decals

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

 

 

1/48 CT/4E Airtrainer

Resin Kit now available with all decals for an RNZAF example except the kiwi roundels

Price: NZ$85:00
plus postage and packaging

 

 

1/48 CT/4A Airtrainer

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 G-12

The two seat version of the famous German WWII fighter, this set contains resin conversion parts plus Falcon canopies. This kit is suitable for more experienced modellers

 
Artwork on the box is reproduced with kind permission of Jerry Boucher

 
Model made by Wayne Bull

Price: NZ$55.00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Percival Mew Gull
This resin kit will include decals

Price: NZ$35:00
plus postage and packaging

April Update: This kit is close to release, just awaiting the Falcon Canopies

1/72 Northrop HL-10
This resin kit will include decals
Price: NZ$40:00
plus postage and packaging

April Update: This kit will be a little longer than the others as it is presently awaiting the completion of other kits

1/72 Hawker Hind
This kit is currently being developed and will soon join the Kiwi Resins range.

1/72 Auster AOP 9
This kit is currently being developed and will soon join the Kiwi Resins range.

1/48th Aircraft Kits Coming Shortly From Kiwi Resins

1/48 CA15 "Kangaroo"
This kit is currently being developed and will soon join the Kiwi Resins range.

Kits in the Pipeline
1/72nd and 1/48th

Proposed Kits Coming In The Future From Kiwi Resins

1/72 Proposed Kitset Releases

1/48 Proposed Kitset Releases

1/72 Early style RNZAF Airtourer and
CT/4B Airtrainer codes

Price: NZ$5:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Late style RNZAF CT/4B and CT/4E Airtarainer codes 

Price: NZ$5:00
plus postage and packaging

1/72 Israeli War of Independence Austers Codes only for a Mk3 and Mk 4

Price: NZ$1:00
plus postage and packaging

Non-Aviation Model

1/2 Scale Utahraptor Dinosaur Kit

Cost is $80NZ plus post, and this is a special made-to-order only item

Former Kiwi Resins Models

The following kits have formerly been produced by Kiwi Resins but are no longer available. These kits are all made in limited run productions so if you wish to buy anything in the current range, be in quick.

1/48 GAF Canberra Mk20 / E.E. B.2 multimedia kit

1/48 Martin B-57 Canberra multimedia kit

1/48 BAC Canberra B2 / B6 / Mk20 Resin Detail Set

1/48 Cirrus Hawk

1/48 Lockheed A-12 Project Oxcart

 

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