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In the early 1990s, the United States Postal Service introduced a new logo scheme for all of its services. These new colors found their way onto the 727F fleet that was operating under contract for the USPS out of the Eagle Hub in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Postal contract was held by Emery Worldwide, which owned the aircraft. However, operation of the aircraft was sub-contracted to Ryan International Airlines (17 727-100s) and Express One Airlines (seven 727-200s). The paint scheme was relatively simple, yet attractive, with an all-white fuselage and a blue vertical stabilizer featuring the white eagle logo. A thin red pinstripe was located above the cabin windows, with black USPS titles. -
In 2006, US Airways painted four Airbus A319 aircraft in "Retro " paint schemes of some of the airlines that were merged into the airline through the years. This decal provides the original markings for N744P, which proudly wears the colors of Piedmont Airlines. The aircraft was initially painted with a shade of blue that was too light. Many former Piedmont employees at the airline complained about this color, and a couple other details, which prompted the airline to repaint the aircraft. This decal provides the markings for the original version of this livery. -
US Airways operated a combined fleet of over 50 757s, with examples from America West and USAir. Three of these 757s were painted in the Star Alliance scheme which our decal depicts. -
Part of membership in the global Star Alliance is the requirement that member airlines paint at least one of their aircraft in special Star Alliance colors. This decal will allow you to model one of the four US Airways A319s painted in the Star Alliance scheme, N700UW, N701UW, N702UW and N703UW. Please note ONLY the 1:200, 1:400 and 1:500 scale versions include the full black tail. -
In May 2023, the US Marine Corps welcomed the first of two Boeing C-40A aircraft. Operated by Marine Reserve Transport Squadron One (VMR-1), the Clippers replaced two long-serving McDonnell-Douglas C-9Bs. This decal provides the markings for these aircraft in their low-viz gray colors.
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!
Thanks for stopping by, and come back often to see what we have added.