petebuilt Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
konbini Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Great build Pete My prayers go out to those families who have lost loved ones during that day 8 years ago. To the firemen, police, other emergency response teams - thank you for putting yourselves in harms way so that others could be protected. Thanks, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 WOW that is brilliant mate. Superb! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vesa Halme Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Whoa ... That is Beautiful ... :) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Pete.. EXCEPTIONAL!! Great tribute to those BRAVE MEN... HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Very nice and a fitting tribute......what scale and is it going to be displayed somewhere (museum)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petebuilt Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) Thanks All. The scale is 1/35. It is a Warriers kit, (OOP) I believe. I have built and donated several of these for variuos fire departments and individuals. This particular one I built to display in our home. It sets in our entry. The first one I did was for the dedication of a new fire station in Ashland, Oregon. My good friend, aircraft artist William S. Phillips, did an amazing painting called "A Prayer for my Brother". http://www.bnr-art.com/phillips/prayerforbrother.htm It shows two firefighters at the WTC on 9/11/01. His original painting is in a firefighters museum in NYC. He donated a canvas print to the new station in Ashland, and I did the model. The painting and the model are both on permanent display at the station. Since that time, I've had the honor of doing a number of these commissions for other departments and persons. So that's the story. Pete Edited September 12, 2009 by petebuilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 That is without a doubt the most awsome model I have ever seen. Very impressive! RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 that's beautiful Pete - awesome tribute Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luke Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Wow. Excellent workmanship and a wonderful tribute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Very nicely done. That flag was brought out to THEODORE ROOSEVELT and flown over the flight deck when CVW-1 launched its first strikes into Afghanistan. She wasn't the first carrier on scene, but somewhere along the line they decided that, being named for a native of NYC, a NY police commissioner and NY State governor, she should be the carrier to get the flag. Two of the three firefighters in this scene came aboard in March or so to retrieve it in a sobering ceremony on the hangar bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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