1-600 RAF Type D Modern Roundels Decals

These 1-600 RAF Type D Modern Roundels Decals provide type d roundels for 1-600 scale aircraft miniatures representing Royal Air Force. The subject covers 1947 onward; select the marking combination appropriate to the aircraft being modelled.

Decal Information

The sheet provides RAF Type D Modern 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: 1947 onward Primary Marking: Type D roundels Scale: 1-600

Historical Information

The Type D roundel was introduced in the immediate postwar period, with the familiar bright red, white and blue design associated with RAF aircraft from 1947 onward.

Its proportions differ from the wartime Type A and Type C families. That distinction matters on a model even though all three use the same basic national colors.

The postwar marking accompanied the RAF's transition from wartime piston-engine aircraft to successive generations of jets. Full-color roundels remained part of British aircraft identity as operational finishes and service roles changed.

Later camouflage and low-visibility schemes used other treatments, so Type D is not appropriate for every postwar aircraft. Select the size and position from photographs of the particular aircraft and period.