warthoglvr Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) I was contacted a few months ago by a former USAF Aggressor pilot who saw one of my builds of the AFV Club F-5E who wanted to have a commission build done of his jet. After numerous email conversations with Mr. Bowen it became clear that my reasonable commission price was out of his range. But every year for the past 5 years I have built a tribute build for a pilot or relative of a pilot and presented them with the model at no expense. Long story short, I told Mr. Bowen that I had another AFV F-5E and would be glad to build his jet for him. This weekend the wife and I are heading to Knoxville to pick up our youngest from College. On the way, we plan to meet up with Mr. Bowen just shy of Atlanta and present him with the completed model -- complete with his name on the canopy rail and, for the first time -- I put my name on the opposite side as the Crew Chief! Here is the final product. Can't wait to meet him and present him with his jet. Will share presentation pictures later this weekend. Edited April 26, 2017 by warthoglvr spelling error Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Very handy, and a beautiful display base too. Mr. Bowen should be delighted with this masterpiece! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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