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Factory Direct Models
The talented team of artisans at Factory Direct Models, pilot owned and operated for more than 35 years, create miniature works of art customized to replicate your airplane. Their handcrafted tabletop models are made using manufacturer blueprints and your photographs so they can match paint scheme, logos, registration number, antennas and all the details that make your airplane unique. There’s also an option to personalize your model with an interior that matches seats, seat colors, instrument panel and all other fine interior details. The company is based in Mesa, Arizona, and has a showroom at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
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Tin Tail Numbers
Pilot Mitch Osowski owns a sheet metal fabrication company and wanted to help a friend remember a beloved airplane by creating a replica of the side of the plane’s fuselage. The concept launched Tin Tail Numbers, and now you can send the Minnesota artisans a photo of an airplane for them to create a replica body panel to display.
Material for each curved 16-by-30-inch sign is chosen to best match the plane, and then it is personalized by hand with the paint scheme, tail number and other markings. These are perfect memorials of aircraft significant to you or a loved one.
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