1-600 Royal Naval Air Service Modified Roundels 1915 Decals

These 1-600 Royal Naval Air Service Modified Roundels 1915 Decals provide modified naval roundels for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures representing Royal Naval Air Service. The subject covers 1915; select the marking combination appropriate to the aircraft being modelled.

Decal Information

The sheet provides Royal Naval Air Service Modified Roundels 1915 markings for 1-600 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: United Kingdom Service: Royal Naval Air Service Time Period: 1915 Primary Marking: Modified naval roundels Scale: 1-600

Historical Information

The Royal Naval Air Service used several early identification arrangements before British national markings became more uniform. The modified 1915 roundel represented here belongs to that transitional period.

The marking combines the red outer ring and white field of the earlier naval treatment with an added blue center. This differs from the familiar British arrangement with blue outside and red at the center.

The variation illustrates the practical recognition problems faced by the early flying services. Aircraft could be viewed at poor angles and considerable distance, making color order and the overall appearance of the marking significant.

Use the modified design only where the intended RNAS aircraft is documented with it. Exact proportions, position and combinations with other markings varied in this early period and should be checked against photographs.