1-600 RAF Modern Camouflage Roundels Decals

These 1-600 RAF Modern Camouflage Roundels Decals provide red-and-blue camouflage roundels for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures representing Royal Air Force. The subject covers 1970s onward; select the marking combination appropriate to the aircraft being modelled.

Decal Information

The sheet provides RAF Modern Camouflage Roundels 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 Air Force Time Period: 1970s onward Primary Marking: Red-and-blue camouflage roundels Scale: 1-600

Historical Information

During the Cold War, camouflage and reduced visual contrast became increasingly important to RAF tactical aircraft markings. National insignia were adapted to avoid conspicuous white areas on dark camouflage.

This sheet represents the Modern red-and-blue roundel associated with camouflaged aircraft from the 1970s. It should be distinguished from the wartime Type B design, whose proportions were different.

Subdued national markings formed part of a wider finish that also included aircraft numbers, unit markings and stencilling. The appropriate contrast depended on the surrounding paint and the role of the aircraft.

Use a dated photograph to match the roundel's proportions and placement. A later low-visibility marking is not automatically suitable for an earlier Cold War camouflage scheme, even when the aircraft type remained in service.