1-300 German WWI Balkenkreuz Style #1 THIN White Outline Decals
These 1-300 German WWI Balkenkreuz Style #1 THIN white outline 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 German WWI Balkenkreuz Style #1 THIN white outline 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: German Service: German Military Aviation Time Period: World War I Primary Marking: Aircraft Numbers / Identification Codes Scale: 1-300 Application: Historically appropriate aircraft and aviation subjects
Historical Information
1-300 German WWI Balkenkreuz Style #1 THIN White Outline
These 1-300 German WWI Balkenkreuz Style #1 decals reproduce the straight-sided black German national cross with a thin white outline, providing a finer alternative to the heavier outlined version used on some late-war aircraft.
The German Air Service adopted the straight-sided Balkenkreuz in mid-April 1918, replacing the earlier cross pattée or “Iron Cross” that had identified German aircraft through most of the war. The new marking became one of the most recognizable features of German aircraft during the final combat months of 1918.
Because the change occurred while large numbers of aircraft were already operational, the appearance of the Balkenkreuz varied considerably. Factory-applied and field-repainted crosses differed in arm width, proportions, and the amount of white edging. This thin-outline version is intended for aircraft where period references show a more restrained white border.
Potential subjects include the Fokker D.VII, surviving Fokker Dr.I, Albatros D.V/D.Va, Pfalz D.IIIa and D.XII, Hannover and Halberstadt two-seaters, AEG G.IV, and Gotha bombers, depending on the individual aircraft and date being modeled.
Late-war German crosses were not completely uniform. Compare photographs of the individual aircraft to determine whether a thin or thick white border and which bar proportions are most appropriate.
