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Qantas placed its initial 747 order for four 747-100s in 1967. This order was changed to the improved -200B series in 1969. Qantas’s first 747, VH-EBA was built and delivered in 1971. The aircraft bounced back and forth to and from Qantas for a number of years, then later on flew for TWA and Transjet Sweden before finally being broken up in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Our decal depicts VH-EBA in the distinctive “ochre” colors with the “flying ‘roo” on the tail. Please note ONLY the 1:200, 1:400 and 1:500 scale versions include the red tail background. The 1:50, 1:72, 1:144, 1:100 and 1:125 scale versions include double-struck white “flying ‘roos” but DO NOT include the red background. A great reference source for this aircraft can be found HERE. -
American Airlines was the world's largest operator of the DC-9-80, aka "Super 80." At the high point, American's fleet numbered over 350 frames after the TWA merger. The MD80 fleet was phased out in favor of more modern types, but American will long be remembered for its red, white and blue fleet of polished aluminum MD80s. -
British Airways operates a fleet of 12 of the A380 Super Jumbos. This decal provides the markings for these aircraft in the iconic British Airways scheme. -
Qantas was a long time operator of the 747 and finally put the type to rest in 2020. The final six Qantas 747-400s were the specialized ER versions which enabled the Queen to serve some impressively long routes. Our decal depicts the five 747-400ERs in the final scheme prior to their retirement in 2020. Our decal includes double-struck opaque white ink as well as our fine details including AOAs, landing lights and static ports. -
Northwest Orient was an early and large operator of the 747. The polished bare fuselage and red tail were instantly recognizable and iconic for many years. When the airline became "Northwest" after the merger with Republic, the scheme was simply modified by dropping the "Orient" from the titles. Our decal set will letter a Northwest Orient or Northwest 747-100/-200/-400 in this scheme. Yes, the first three 747-400s were delivered in this scheme as well. -
In August 1974, The Flying Tiger Line, better known simply as Flying Tigers, took delivery of its first Boeing 747. The aircraft was a former American Airlines frame. In honor of the airline's roots in the famed American Volunteer Group (AVG) in World War II China, the first aircraft, N800FT, was initially adorned with a shark's mouth on the nose like the world famous P-40s had worn. Three aircraft were delivered in these colors before a revised scheme was implemented. -
This decal is designed for the British Airways Concorde fleet painted in the final “Union Flag” paint scheme. Each Concorde had a slightly different variation of the tail design, and this decal depicts G-BOAC. -
The prototype DC-8 made its first flight in May 1958 adorned with these very sharp looking Douglas house colors. During the DC-8s testing, four different ships were painted in this scheme: N8008D, N8018D, N8028D and N8038D. This set includes the full markings for these four prototype DC-8s, and the instruction sheet includes a diagram of where to cut down the stretch DC-8 kits into this shorter DC-8. 1959 photo of N8038D at PHX from Jon Proctor taken by Bob Proctor.
About Draw Decal
Offering High Quality and Unique Aircraft Decals Since 1999!
How did we get our Name?
My father is a US Army-trained draftsman, and he always signed his drawings with the initials “DRAW.” Since we have to DRAW our decals, and DRAW is also the first four letters of my last name, it seemed to be a natural name for our company.
What is the idea behind DRAW Decal?
I produce airline decals that normally would not be popular enough to justify mass producing. Each decal is printed as demand warrants, one page at a time by a professional print house. This makes for slow production, but it allows us to individually inspect each decal and to also update the decal sets as the need arises. While these production sets are all currently available, they are only produced (i.e. printed) as they are ordered. I have no large pile of unsold, unpopular decals to contend with this way. Our decals are as close to custom-made as possible.
Who creates your art?
The art work for our decals is created by a group of artists, with each one contributing sets of their own unique design and preference. Currently, DRAW Decal offers decals designed by: Tim Bradley, Mike Egan, Norm Filer, Mike Jernfors, Jeff Thomsen and yours truly, Greg Drawbaugh. Each set is identified by whom designed it unless I was the one who designed it.
How do I do that?
Our decals are printed in our exclusive Next Generation DIGITAL Silk process using a large format digital printer that prints white ink. We do NOT sell ANY laser-printed decals. Laser printers are for printing instruction sheets, not printing decals.
We are made the switch to our latest Next Generation DIGITAL Silk process to provide what we believe to be among the highest quality decals in the industry. We also want to be able to provide subjects that just would not print well using any other process. Quality and value have always been our driving force, and we continue to push the limits of what our printer and artwork is capable of producing. We operate under a continual improvement process for all of our decals.
Do you run out of stock?
No, as I print decals only as they are ordered. This ensures that the decals are fresh and never out of stock. This also allows me to make corrections and additions to each set as they occur.
Once applied, these decals will look just like they were painted on, rather than just “stickers” applied over a paint job. Remember, the art of decaling is making it look like you did not use any decals!
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