Merpati Nusantara Airlines
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Complete your Merpati Nusantara HS-748 trilogy with the airline's final decade scheme with this historically accurate decal set for the Hawker Siddeley HS-748 in the Merpati Nusantara Airlines 1988 livery.
- Opaque white print, covers any base colour
- Safely packaged
- Return within 14 days
Fits these kits
Kits of the Hawker Siddeley HS-748 this decal is drawn for, by scale:
| 1/144 | Mark 1 Models |
|---|---|
| 1/72 | Mach 2 |
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
- Hawker Siddeley HS-748
- Operator
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines
- Livery year
- 1988
- Scales
- 1/144, 1/200, 1/72, 1/48
- Printing
- Digital print with opaque white
Everything for one aircraft
- Full livery decals for the Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (Merpati Nusantara Airlines 1988)
- Fuselage titles, airline markings, and registration numbers
- Available in multiple scales
Compatible kitsFits Hawker Siddeley HS-748 kits from the major kit makers, in 1/144, 1/200, 1/72 or 1/48.
The story behind the livery
The 1988 livery represents Merpati Nusantara Airlines in the closing years of its HS-748 operations, as the airline began transitioning toward newer aircraft types better suited to the demands of Indonesia's rapidly growing domestic market. The Hawker Siddeley HS-748 had by this point served Merpati for nearly two decades, accumulating an extraordinary operational history across some of the world's most remote and challenging island routes. The updated 1988 colour scheme reflects the late-1980s modernisation drive across Indonesian aviation — a cleaner, sharper look that marked a clear break from the earlier liveries while retaining the airline's core national identity.
Collected together, the 1972, 1985, and 1988 Merpati Nusantara HS-748 decals tell the complete story of one of Indonesia's most important regional carriers across two decades of island-hopping aviation.
