Testimonials

Dear Factory Direct Models:

We have received our Commander 114-B model and were completely blown away by the attention to detail. Every aspect of our plane has been duplicated perfectly. Everyone who has an aircraft should commission a model from your company.

Thank You

Douglas Chadwick
Randy Westphal

Mike,

I just saw pictures of the pictures of the 303 and I'm very pleased with the results.
Thanks a lot! FDM was certainly a much better experience than the nightmare I went through with "Warplanes." Have a good
Thanksgiving. I will be ordering one of my husband's earlier planes in the next few months.

Sincerely,
J. Paschen

This looks outstanding. I apologize for not being more cooperative in sending you the required info. but you did an awesome job in spite of my negligence.

Thanks,
Gary Ward

I am absolutely speechless viewing the stunningly beautiful job you have done re-creating the only Jetliner ever built. My father would be so very proud of the model you have crafted and it will be a very fitting final resting place for his ashes. Thanks to all of the people involved in its creation , from the bottom of our hearts.

Warmest Best Wishes and Thanks
Cavin Armitstead ( and family )

Dear Ms Maricar Perez,

I am writing to let you know that the model of my Beagle Pup (FD10-2305) has been safely delivered by UPS and it has been worth the wait to receive it! The model has been very nicely finished in fine detail and looks very realistic sitting on my office desk for all to admire.

Very many thanks for all your efforts to have it done so well - very much appreciated. Please pass on my thanks to all the others who took part in completing the work, they, too, have done well.

Sincerely,

Howard J Walker

Mike,

My model of N38708 has arrived and your company did not disappoint me. Having flown in the Navy and bringing back from PI several models of the platforms I flew, I believed you could deliver what you promised as your factory was there !

Each and every step of the process was handled professionally by all concerned in order to meet my expectations. The attention to detail down to the specific ADF and PAN antenna left nothing to be desired. Upon your submitting the "draft" model for approval, you rapidly and willingly made those changes requested, even to the ribbing detail on the control surfaces. Your man on the ground in PI, Elmer, was a pleasure to work with as he was most responsive to my emails.

I will be recommending to RR 7 aboard the Midway, they use your company to enhance our exhibit. I can wholeheartedly recommend to anyone to use your company to obtain a model of their aircraft and at a reasonable price.

Respectfully

Garnett W. Haubelt
just an ole Crusader Aviator

Dear Maricar - The two model F-104As arrived today in perfect shape; not even a dent in the boxes. They are most excellently made and show the fine craftsmanship of you and your team. Thanks so much for your hard and intricate work.

You may be interested to know that one model will remain mine. The other is going to and will be displayed in a museum (Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, Tyler, TX, USA) where the full scale real #56733 is already on permanent display. I will be giving an illustrated presentation on the origin and operational history of the real #56733 this Saturday (Mar. 26) at the Museum. That is why I was really hoping the models would be here by then - and they were and even arrived a day early!

I know you have photos of the models for the files there. I took a picture of them tonight for my records, which is attached for your information.

I hope we do business again sometime soon. Keep up the good work.

Best regards.....John S. "Jack" Gibson (Retired Lockheed Engineering Manager)

Hank,

Wow. How nice that you read my comments and responded to them. A superior company is always led by superior people. Your leadership shows in the quality of your works. This is my third model with you (my fourth is still in production, a floatplane) and each has been perfect. You've captured for all time the excitement and pride I've felt as owner and pilot of these aircraft. The models sit on a shelf in my office and will be with me long after my time as pilot in command has passed. Then they'll go to my sons.

Thanks again for such wonderful work.

Ben

Dear Sir,

I received the model this morning. It is absolutely beautiful, every detail is perfect. Thank you very much. I am very satisfied, if you ever need a referral use me.

Again, thanks!!!

Cliff

Hello ,

I received my model today and a wanted to tell you what an outstanding job your craftsmen did on this model. Please pass along my appreciation to them. The model is absolutly beautiful !

Sincerely,
Mark Osteen

An excellent replica of the "early" U-2! Your artisans did a great job. I especially appreciate the fact that your company chose to model this version of the U-2. So many model companies only model the current marque of the "Dragon Lady". Bravo!

Richard Albert

Congratulations on what appears to be a beautiful job on the model! This is a gift to my nephew who is a student pilot flying this helicoper and graduates in two weeks. His father, a veteran Air Force pilot, was in tears after viewing the pictures of the model. Superb job and thank you for including everything we had discussed during the building process.

Best Regards,
Kent Gibson

Maricar,

Congratulations to the production team on another beautiful effort. It seems that each model that you produce for me is even better than the previous one, although I know that your production standards are consistently the highest possible. The level of detail and quality of finish is fantastic! "Nellie" will make an excellent "companion" to another model I have received from you, the equally attractive Piaggio Avanti II. Bravo!

Salamat,
Richard Albert

Dear Mike,

I just got the model you made of my Maule N745JM. It was a farewell gift from my colleagues and a complete surprise. I want to compliment you on the quality of the model. The details make it stand out. Thanks for a job well done.

Best regards, Klaas Koster

Hello-

My name is Donivan Godsil. After years of seeing custom model airplanes offered online, and the regular 'production planes' available from business online... I finally bit the bullet and had your company build me a model of the club plane of which I fly.

I'm a member of the Monmouth Flying Club, out of Monmouth, Illinois. We are a small club, with a 1975 Cessna 172N Skyhawk. We have had the plane two years. I sent in several photos to you along with my deposit... and today, FedEx brought me one of the most amazing pieces of art I've ever seen.

I'm a perfectionist, and even if I WANTED to critique this model in any negative way... I COULDN'T! The lines are straight, there were no smudges in paint, no fingerprints, everything was even, the detail was remarkable. The stand the plane sits on is even beautiful.

I showed it to my instructor, and he couldn't even find a detail looked over.... This is simply perfect. Your worker's craftsmanship is amazing. The prices are right, and the wait is more than worth it. This is a museum quality model.

I'll be getting in touch with you soon for another one, for my instructor as a gift. Until then... MANY THANKS!!! Excellent job!

Donivan Godsil
Galesburg, IL

The collection is complete. Thank you very much for your steadfastness in rough seas. You got the job done. It took a couple of years but you all got it done right. The cockpit work in the SNJ was exceptional. The Midway model tells a fascinating story in the arrangement of aircraft on the flight deck. The "Angel" helo off the starboard quarter was very well done. The SNJ trapping #3 wire was perfect. Please send these photos to the crew in the Philippines along with my very grateful thanks for "a job well done".

Feel free to use these photos for demonstrative and sales presentation.

You did good, Jim Heidler! Lawrence M. Elson, CDR, USNR-ret.

Thank you for my lovely model of G-BOLT.

I had been away for a few days, and the aircraft was waiting for me on my return.

Having just removed her from the excellent packaging, I was delighted with the result.

I had always held-off from purchasing models of my aircraft until I saw your clear cockpit models.

The result is outstanding...it is an excellent likeness of the real thing...a lifelong legacy of the aircraft that has given me so much joy over the last few years.

Thank you for all your hard work and the the craftsmanship that went into creating this.

I am sure that I will be in touch again to purchase other replicas of my previous aircraft and of G-BOLT when she is resprayed later this year!

Yours,

Ian Harnett
St Albans
UK

G-BOLT
1978 Commander 114

Dear Mike

The model of M-ELON, the first aircraft registered in the Isle of Man, arrived yesterday and it is superb! I never expected such quality, thank you very much for being at EBACE and allowing me to order it!

Hope to meet you again in Geneva next May.

Kind regards,
Brian

Dear Ms. Perez:

You and your model makers have done a most beautiful job on the "Crusader"!!! I am so looking forward to receiving such a magnificent work of art. Thanks to all who helped work through the project. I especially want to thank Tyrone Wong for his "extra" help in researching the VF-13 paint scheme and listening to all my whinning. Mexican dinner, for all, is on me the next time I'm in Mesa. I'll be happy to meet y'all(that's Southern Talk for All-ya-all) Next, the F3B "Demon"!!!

Regards and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Harry

Dear Hank,

Once again, I must really stress how delighted I am with the model. It did indeed arrive with me just in time for Christmas which is truly fantastic. But the model itself is amazing. The attention to detail is mind-blowing and I have had so many "ooos" and "ahhhs" from all kinds of people who have already seen the model.

Once again, a huge thank you to you and your team for making our Christmas this year!!

With kindest regards,

Edwin