A set of German national insignia in 1:32 scale, dimensionally derived from fighters of the Bf 109 line. The content is the Balkenkreuz, that is, the cross with straight arms that machines of the Luftwaffe carried in the Second World War. The emblem derives from the older Iron Cross and became the common symbol of all three branches of the armed forces.
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The Balkenkreuz is an emblem known to everyone who has ever built a German aircraft from the period of the Second World War. It is a simplified, geometrically cleaned-up form of the older Iron Cross: the arms are straight, equally wide and bordered with a light, usually white edge. It was precisely that edge which made the emblem legible even on a dark camouflage finish.
The emblem was not the preserve of the air force. In the course of the war it was used in the same form by the ground forces, the air force and the navy, so it appeared on the fuselages of aircraft, on the sides of armored vehicles and on ships. This set is, however, dimensionally tuned to fighters, namely to the individual versions of the Bf 109.
The design did not disappear. Today's German armed forces carry an emblem that took over from the Balkenkreuz the four lighter fields around the edge of the arms, but the outline of the arms follows the widened shape of the original Iron Cross. In this the modern emblem differs from the wartime form at first glance.
National insignia were not drawn on aircraft in a uniform size. The dimension depended on the area it was applied to, so the cross on the fuselage of a fighter was considerably smaller than the same emblem on the fuselage of a twin-engine bomber. The subjects in this set are drawn in proportions matching a single-seat fighter, which is clearly noticeable when building in 1:32 scale. The set will therefore not suit a larger airframe and it is better to reach for another one.
The package consists of a printed sheet from which the individual emblems are released after soaking. The aircraft model and the paints are not supplied with it, and the 1:32 scale is binding.
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