My Dad (who happens to be my major hero and also my adventure buddy) flew for the Navy out of Tripler in Honolulu. He flew several types of planes but trained on the SNJ and, in fact, my all time favorite picture of him is one where he is standing in front of this very plane as a young pilot.

Since then Dad and I have made excursions to see one of the last remaining Constellations (which he also flew) and also visited an AT-Texan (close but no banana) at the EvergreenAviation Museum in Oregon. Finally, it dawned on me one day that the only plane he’d piloted for which Dad did not have a model was the SNJ. So you can imagine how happy I was to see it in your catalogue and the Navy version too! It looked just like the one in the picture of my Dad! So I bought it for his 75th birthday. Not only did you make my Dad really happy, even more so his loving daughter who finally found something to give him that he REALLY REALLY liked! Thanks so much for keeping our dreams alive and for your commitment to quality and detail.

- Denise Cline
Portland, Oregon

Greetings. My company, Business Aircraft Management, Inc. recently hosted a “SkyBox” on the 16th hole at the Phoenix FBR (Golf) Open in Scottsdale, AZ. We are in the business of buying, selling, chartering and managing corporate business jets.

I was trying to create some ‘presence’ at the entrance to our SkyBox, so I bought several models from TMC (Gulfstream G-IVSP, Cessna Citation X, Dassault Falcon 900EX, Beechcraft Hawker 800XP, Cessna Citation Ultra, etc) and displayed the models on the entry table.

Not surprisingly, these models drew a LOT of attention from guests, adjacent SkyBox patrons and hundreds of passers-by. Not just a few, but many asked where they came from, how could they get one, etc. Most of these people were not aviation enthusiasts … but they were very interested and impressed about how detailed and ‘cool’ the models were.

We held drawings at the end of each day and gave a model away to 5 lucky guests. I’ve received very nice ‘thank-you’ cards from each of them, telling me how much they were enjoying their models.

My investment in the TMC models was well worth every penny. I am positive some of the guests and patrons either have already visited, or will come to the Scottsdale showroom in the near future and walk out with something special.

Models are not just for kids … my experience is that the adults enjoy them every bit as much, if not more!

Thanks TMC for helping to make my event a success. I’ll be ordering again from your company soon!

- Gordon S. Johnson
Scottdale, Arizona

Folke Wolf FW 190D Longnose “Beach”

For this week, we turn the spotlight on a custom-made model of the Folke Wolf FW 190D Longnose. The custom model was ordered by an aviation enthusiast. After Mr. John got his order from us, we received an email from him containing his comment regarding the customized aircraft. He writes,

“I’m very excited with your creation. It is really a work of art and exceeds my expectations. Thank you very much for your company’s outstanding craftsmanship. You folks do such excellent work. If only I had a bigger house. “Yellow 10″ will join my Bf 109 and my F-14 Tom Cat, two of your other creations. I really must find room for more of your models. Again, it’s a wonderful art piece. Thank you so much.”

No problem, Sir! Here at TMC Pacific Modelworks, we’re more than happy to oblige our customers’ requests. Do you have a made-to-order replica that you’d like to share as well? Please let us know! You might see your custom model in this spot next time.

Learn more about the Custom Models we offer, or order yours today!

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We recently made a Piper Apache REG. # N289DM “McClanahan” custom model for David. And here’s what he has to say about it:

The Apache looks great. TMC always does a good job and I will have another plane sent to you shortly.

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