It has taken a whie but I think we have found the best way to display the historical images we have. I have started with a couple of the As (Albania and Australia) and created a couple of animated gif files that scroll through the years. Now this is not a quick process and we have almost 500 images to upload so it is going to take some time, but we'll get there eventually. SE

Finally all the historical text has been uploaded, A through to Z. There are still some images missing, these are mostly just flags not roundels, but needless to say this is next on the list of things to do.

On a different note we have, on more than one occasion, been asked - why are we doing this? Well the book we published back in the late 1990's was aimed at a gap in the market, a field that had not, and has still not by anyone else, been documented, illustrated and published in such detail. We went on to sell quite a few copies, worldwide. We didn't make much money from it, but it was enough to cover costs and the hope was that we would be asked to re-release the book periodically with all the updated information; after all we live in a world of constantly changing borders and governments. Unfortunately new publications never came to fruition and we were left with a wealth of information and nowhere to put it. We were also frustrated by, despite our efforts with the book, the repetitive mistakes that were being made across the internet. As the saying goes "if a jobs worth doing....."

So here we are, 10 years after releasing the book, publishing an updated version on the web. And what next, we still have to upload all the historical images, and then maybe an e-book collating all the information into one file. We can also offer hi-res images of all the roundels found across the site, so maybe an e-shop won't be too far away as well. SE

We are now uploading the historical text for each country. A and B are complete, with the rest soon to follow. SE

Uploaded all the latest images. A few countries that don't use roundels need updating, which will be completed next from my list of thing to do. I also need to figure out how best to show the historical images without cluttering up the pages, lots of options to try! And finally, do we need an online shop to sell hi res images, would it work, is there a market for them? Lots to do, not enough time, SE.

This is it, months in the planning and we've finally launched the site. Following on from our successful book Military Aircraft Insignia of the World in 1999 we have been updating our records in the hope of publishing a second edition. The text still requires some tweaking, which we will be updating over the next few weeks, but the illustrations are as up to date as we know.

So, be patient with us as we upload all images (over 665 at the last count), and start to populate each page with the latest content.

We will be back to you know how its going and of any changes, regards SE - 2.43pm