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Western Air Lines operated multiple versions of the DC-3, and our decal depicts the classic “Indian Head” scheme on the DC-3As Western acquired prior to World War II. -
After the demise of Aero Union, Buffalo Airways purchased N922AU in 2014 in hopes of using it to supplement it’s small fleet of Electra fire bombers. It was ferried to Keystone Airpark in Florida in 2015 and stored. By 2017 the Aero Union colors were modified by changing the black stripes to Buffalo green. In 2018 N922AU arrived at McClellan Airport in California, where Airstrike Firefighters would perform the federally mandated P-3A structural integrity inspection and eventually lease it from Buffalo, replacing all of the Buffalo markings with their own Airstrike markings. -
For just over a year in 1970-1971, Braniff DC-8-62 N1803 was leased by Pan Am to be used on the Pan Am / Braniff South American interchange route. The aircraft wore full Pan Am colors and was named "Jet Clipper Golden Light." -
In the mid 1980s, Piedmont Airlines’ regional network, known as the Piedmont Commuter System, added the BAe Jetstream J31. 47 aircraft were operated by two airlines - 15 with CC Air and 32 with Jetstream International. The Jetstream fleet would pass on to the USAir Express network in August 1989 with the assimilation of the Piedmont into USAir.
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.