Graphics for vintage Canadian military aircraft
Produced using a wide-format Latex printer on premium quality 54-inch 3M Controltac self-adhesive Cast vinyl at 600 dpi. After printing, every graphic is given an optically clear UV protective overlaminate and then each individual element is contour cut to its finished shape. Rated at 12+ years in terms of outdoor durability.
Ideally suited for multi-colour elements such as Roundels and intricate designs such as Red Ensigns or heraldic unit crests.
PHOTO: Canadair Sabre 5, pedestal-mounted in Peterborough showing Digitally-printed Red Ensigns, pre-1965 roundels and 430 Sqn Tail Band.
Premium 2-mil (0.002") high-performance Cast vinyl film with a permanent acrylic adhesive imported from the UK in a wide range of colours. Its excellent conformability enhances adhesion on textured, corrugated, and irregular surfaces with seams or rivets. Rated 12+ years in terms of outdoor durability.
Typically used for single-colour graphics, but simple multi-colour designs can be created by layering one colour on top of another, using registration guides to aid in the placement of each layer for extremely accurate alignment.
PHOTO: Canadair CT-133 Silver Star from Waterloo Warbirds with all markings supplied using solid colour Cast vinyl.
A Calendered 3.4-mil (0.0034") vinyl film for applications requiring a painted finish. An ideal method for the many small Servicing and Maintenance stencils found on military aircraft.
Once the vinyl mask is applied to the surface and burnished down, the Transfer Tape is removed and the paint is applied, either by spraying or by daubing with a foam pouncer or sponge applicator. When finished with the paint application, the vinyl mask is simply peeled off due to its removeable acrylic adhesive and discarded.
PHOTO: Servicing & Maintenance stencils on the wing-tip fuel tank of Canadair CF-104 Starfighter at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in Winnipeg.
An extensive catalogue of decals for Canadian military aircraft models containing over 675 individual sets designed by CanMilAir. This catalogue covers over 140 different aircraft types.
Our full line of decals are printed using an OKI C942 colour LED printer onto clear waterslide decal paper by Above and Below Graphics in Victoria BC. This printer is capable of printing White both as a spot colour and as an undercoat for improved opacity and colour vibrancy.
PHOTO: Set #192 - Canadair T-33A Silver Star, Golden Hawks team support aircraft in 1:48 scale.
Centerpiece of Canada's Centennial Heritage Flight in 2009 celebrating the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. CanMilAir donated the Golden Hawks artwork to 1 AMS.
Silver Star 133573 finished as a "Red Knight" owned and operated by the Jet Aircraft Muesum in London, Ontario.
Restored by Cam Harrod of Dundas, Ontario, this Fleet Model 16B "Finch II" was built in 1940 at Fort Erie and wears its wartime BCATP markings from #4 EFTS.
Taken on strength by the RCAF in 1952, this Expeditor is ex-RCAF s/n 2300. Now based in Stockton, California, it once again wears RCAF markings, complete with digitally printed nose art.
Painstakingly restored by the Canadian Starfighter Museum, located at the St. Andrew's Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Northrop Freedom Fighter based in Rockford, Illinois, finished in USAF Tactical Air Command markings, circa 1965-66. Markings are a combination of digitally printed and cut Cast vinyl.
To ensure the accuracy of Spanish Air Force La Academia General del Aire markings, CanMilAir worked with the curator at the official Museum of the Spanish Air Force in Madrid.
Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this T-Bird once again proudly wears the exact paint scheme it was given by No.439 Squadron in honour of the Silver Star Retirement from CF service in 2001.
Once again in Canadian Army livery, 16721 wears the yellow training band of the CJATC Light Aircraft School in 1958. All markings were applied with Paintmask vinyl except the Red Ensigns & crests.
Located in the Riverview Park Zoo in Peterborough, Ontario, this Sabre has been finished in the markings of No.430 "Silver Falcon" Squadron using digitally-printed and cut Cast vinyl.
Located at CFB Greenwood Military Aviation Museum and finished as JB226 from 405(P) Sqn, a 60-mission aircraft lost on 17/18th November, 1943.
Based out of Waukesha, Wisconsin, this Sabre is finished as 435th Fighter Bomber Sqn, 479th Fighter Bomber Wing. USAF. Paintmask vinyl used for all markings except squadron crests.
A general sampling of the type of graphics CanMilAir typically produces - by no means is this meant to be an all-inclusive list!
Established in 2005, CanMilAir Decals is a home-based sole-proprietorship located in London, Ontario to produce after-market waterslide decals for scale models of Canadian military aircraft. Between 2005 and 2018 CanMilAir filled over 4,000 orders containing more than 11,000 decal sets to over 2,100 customers in 40 countries. Our catalogue of Canadian decals contains 675 items, covering 137 aircraft types and are available in almost any scale requested. Beginning in 2006, CanMilAir began offering the same graphics at full-size in self-adhesive vinyl to aid the restoration of many vintage Canadian warbirds.
On April 1, 2017, CanMilAir's first book was published titled "Canadian Cold Warriors", and examines the unique unit and squadron-level markings applied to the Avro CF-100 Canuck throughout its service life. The first printing sold out in 20 months and is now avalable in a second printing. Having established a reputation as a specialist in the national insignia used on Canadian military aircraft and with over 50 vintage aircraft refinished, I was invited to assume an Associate Historian position with the Office of History and Heritage within the RCAF.
CanMilAir Decals has always been dedicated to the memory of my father - a combat veteran of the Great War, serving with the 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan) at Arras, Lens, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. He transferred into the Royal Flying Corps in February 1918 learning to fly the Sopwith Camel. During the Second World War he served as a civilian instructor for the Link Trainer and taught Ground School courses at #20 EFTS in Oshawa, from June 1940 until November 1944, logging 4,234.25 hours of Link instruction. FYI, the small Poppy you see on most of my printed material is in his memory. Lest We Forget.
Wm. J. Burns, Proprietor (aka "Can-Mil" Bill)
Take a visual tour of CanMilAir's workspace - a classic example of good things coming out of small spaces!
The "Nerve Centre" of CanMilAir. A high-end computer in a triple-monitor setup, mechanical keyboard & a pair of Epson inkjet printers.
At CanMilAir the vinyl designs are sent to a Summa D75 cutter/plotter. Above the cutter are racks containing as many as 24 rolls of vinyl.
The excess material is removed here before the Transfer Tape is applied. Above the table is various types and widths of Transfer Tape.
Glass-topped drafting table, with illumination from below, provides a more ergonomic setup for long hours of weeding Paintmask stencils.
Completed orders are placed into suitably sized cartons or mailing tubes and shipped via Canada Post's expedited services.
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