1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 Thin Intersection Decals

These 1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 Thin Intersection 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 Iron Cross Style #3 Thin Intersection 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 Iron Cross Style #3 Thin Intersection
 
These 1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 – Thin Intersection decals reproduce a distinctive Imperial German cross pattée variation with a narrower center intersection. The sheet provides an alternative for modelers matching aircraft whose national markings differ from the broader Style #1 and Style #2 forms.
 
The black cross pattée, commonly referred to as the German “Iron Cross,” was the principal national aircraft marking used by the German air services through most of World War I. Although the overall form was recognizable, wartime photographs show numerous variations in the width and taper of the arms, center intersection, surrounding white field, border thickness, and overall proportions.
 
These variations resulted from changing instructions as well as differences in factory application, unit repainting, and the shape of individual aircraft surfaces. The Thin Intersection style represents one of these useful modeling variations. In mid-April 1918, the earlier cross pattée family began to be replaced by the straight-sided Balkenkreuz.
 
This marking style can be considered for Albatros, Pfalz, Fokker, Roland, DFW, Gotha, and other Imperial German aircraft from the pre-April 1918 period when photographs show the narrower center proportions represented on this sheet.
 
There was no single visual form appropriate to every German aircraft throughout the war. Compare period photographs carefully to the decal proportions when selecting the most accurate Iron Cross style for a specific aircraft.