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"Red Baron" is a highly modified P-51D Mustang which has a larger Rolls-Royce Griffin 57 engine and contra-rotating propellers installed in place of the stock Rolls-Royce Merlin. Prior to its modifications it was raced as "Miss R.J." and "Roto-Finish Special," winning Reno Gold in 1972. In 1974 it was sold to Ed Browning of Red Baron Flying Service who hired Lockheed Engineers Pete Law and Bruce Boland to make the modifications which transformed the "stock" P-51D into the RB-51 "Red Baron." "Red Baron" was the dominant player in the unlimited race field in the late 1970s, and at one point won four unlimited races in a row, a record which still stands. With Steve Hinton at the controls, Red Baron claimed the 3-kilometer piston-driven speed record of 499.018 mph in 1979 prior to its ultimate demise later in the 1979 Reno Unlimited race. The artwork for this decal was originally issued with the exceptional Fisher Models RB-51 kit. We have updated the printing to our latest Next Generation DIGITAL Silk standards including double-printing the white ink. -
In May 2013, United States Marine Corps squadron HMX-1 received its first Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey. The Osprey were acquired to replace the aging CH-46E Sea Knights that the squadron had used to support its Presidential Airlift mission. This decal provides the markings for these high-profile tiltrotors. All of the white decals are double-struck to ensure opacity, and we have also included the dark green wingwalks to replace the black ones in the kit decal. -
"Cripes A Mighty 3rd" is painted in tribute to Mustang top ace Major George E. Preddy of the 352nd Fighter Group. Kermit Weeks' P-51D "Cripes A Mighty 3rd", N921 was restored in the late 1990s to the highest possible standard. Our decal represents "Cripes A Mighty 3rd" as it appeared at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in 2007. -
The Bearcat was the second aircraft type the Blue Angels used, utilizing the F8F-1 between 1946 and 1950. As an "adversary " for the Blues, a T-6 was used until 1949, later replaced by this F8F-1 called "Beetle Bomb. " -
Set depicts the three F7F Tigercat fire bombers operated by Sis-Q Flying Service of Santa Rosa, California. -
23-year old Chuck Lyford flew this all-white P-51D-25 in the 1964 Harold's Club Transcontinental Trophy Dash from St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida to Reno Nevada. After leading the entire race, a serious of events at the end of the race conspired to have Chuck finish 2nd out of the eight P-51s that started the race. The "Bardahl Special" was unique in this race as Chuck used 150 gallon Skyraider drop tanks to extend his range. Chuck's "Bardahl Special" also pylon raced at Reno, of course without the drop tanks used in the transcon race. -
Decal depicts the two Cobra's used by the United States Forest Service. You will need to fill in and reshape the area around the gun turret, then scratch build a FLIR pod. -
The CMV-22B has been selected by the US Navy to replace the venerable C-2A Greyhound in the role of Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD). Initially, aircraft did not wear any unit-specific markings. In recent years, markings and tail color have started to appear. This decal provides the markings for VRM-30’s Detachment 5, which supports the USS George Washington. -
The original "Cripes A' Mighty" was one of the mounts of Major George E. Preddy of the 352nd Fighter Group, the top P-51 Mustang ace. This decal represents this Mustang as it appeared at Gathering of Mustangs and Legends in Columbus, Ohio during 2007. -
This Mustang reportedly saw combat service as "Miss Helen" of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, coded HO-M and flown by Raymond Littge. "Miss Helen", G-BIXL was restored in the late 1980s and initially appeared in an anonymous 352nd FG scheme before being painted drab/pale grey as "Miss L" for the film "Memphis Belle". The aircraft remained in a drab/pale grey scheme for some time after filming before being refinished in silver and named as "Miss Helen", possibly its original World War II identity. Here is a link to a site for the real "Miss Helen." -
Wiley Post began flying as a barnstormer in mid 1920s. By the 1930s he had set several records in the “Winnie Mae”. Most notable he flew around the world twice in her. The first time in 1931 with a navigator, Harold Gatty, in 8 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes. Please note this decal was previously issued by Red Pegasus Decals. We have updated the printing and re-issued the decal exactly in the form you see in the images. There are NO profile drawings included. -
Northwest operated five Ford AT-5 Trimotors between 1928 and 1935. They were powered by three 420 hp Pratt & Whitney Junior engines, could carry 12-14 passengers at a cruise speed of 105 mph, and had a range of 580 miles. They were initially used by the airline on its Minneapolis / St. Paul - Chicago - Rochester, MN route. Our decal has been updated to our current thin and flexible Next Generation DIGITAL Silk printing process. Use the 1:72 decal with the Airfix kit. -
"Val-Halla", N151AF, flies in postwar USAF 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron markings with high-visibility red panels, paying tribute to the F-89s and F-102s flown from Iceland by owner and retired astronaut Bill Anders. This decal represents this Mustang as it appeared at Gathering of Mustangs in 1999. -
N7715C was modified extensively for racing in the late 1960s. In the early 1970s it was owned by Gunther Balz and won at Reno in 1972 in this overall silver scheme. The aircraft was sold after the 1973 races and became the legendary "Red Baron".
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.