Testimonials

Kathy,

I just wanted to thank you and your team for an amazing job well done. I can not even begin to tell you what a hit the plane was. I had sent pictures of the interior when it was packed for a cross-country trip. It was meant really just to show our seat configuration, colors, etc. I never expected they would make a model of the coolers, headsets, folding table, etc.
What an unexpected surprise.

I had made a book of our trip as well that had those pictures in it so it made a great combo and really “told” the story.
My husband has asked if there was any way he could contact the person or team that made his plane. He is a perfectionist but I have to say your craftsman really exceeded his standards and he wanted to express his appreciation of their skill.
We will heavily recommend you to anyone.

Thanks again and Happy New Year- hope you are feeling better.

Becky Panuski

Jason,

I just wanted to let you and your team know I received the boat model yesterday via Fed Ex. It arrived in very good condition. The model is excellent and well worth the wait.

Thank you for working through the frustrations { no fault of Direct Models } to get me such a detailed and quality product!

Best regards,
Gregg Marrs

Hello Mr Gibson

Every time I get a new type rating or buy a plane my dad gets me a model of it. I bought a Lancair 360 last year, spoke to your people at Oshkosh, and an order was placed. This is my 7th model.

It showed up today and wow! I am absolutely blown away by the quality of your craftsmanship. All of my models are fantastic but this one, with special paint work, is the most amazing thing I’ve seen.

Thank you and your hard working people for putting out such excellent work, I can’t say enough good things.

The aircraft and model can be seen on my plane’s Instagram, @dingo_360

More photos of them together to come.

Cheers

—Nathaniel

Dear Kathy,

Just wanted to take a moment to tell you how impressed my boyfriend was with this gift! He was blown away by the details and accuracy!! He himself will be ordering some for his pilot friends. Thank you so much so this unique gift idea, I won’t hesitate to recommend you guys. Beautiful work!

Sincerely,
Monika

Dear All

My long-awaited model of the Saab B17 arrived yesterday. I am absolutely delighted with the result. It is so beautifully rendered, with great attention to detail, a truly magnificent piece of work. Thank you.

I grew up in Ethiopia at the two air bases that flew these planes in the 1950's and opening the box took me straight back there. Very precious memories of my father's time with the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force.

A big thank you to everyone at FDC for the hard work they put in to arrive at such a lovely result.

You guys are the best.

Kind regards

Stephen Fox
Wells UK

Hello Kathy,

My baby arrived this morning in one single piece without any damages, thnx to the good Lord ? Custom taxes were miserable, nonsense at all. I'm drinking my beer & crying of the happiness how gorgeous and stunning that girl looks like!? You guys deserve each dime of the full price of the particular beauty you made !!! I'll send you photos soon. Take care Folks and stay safe!

Best regards, Damir from Croatia

One word….WOW!  They or he or she did an outstanding job.  A true accurate work of art.  The attention to detail left me awestruck.  The clear windows showing a detailed interior looks great and was well worth it.

My hat’s off to the artist!!

Thanks

-Warren

I received the Aero Commander model, and I am totally satisfied with the model; it looks great, and I would recommend your company to anyone who wants a model built.

Larry Denton

That's it! You guys have done an excellent job and I am more than satisfied with the final work, she looks just stunning! I never had any doubts that you should make such an excellent piece of work that will stay in her very special place as the honor onto my passed father.

Thnx once more for your superb craftsmen artists who created lovely model and your professionalism as the Firm because everything went really smooth and easy. I'm looking forward yet for my next order so we should stay in touch 🙂

Take care all of you guys and stay safe !

Cheers from Damir.

Hi Kathy,

We had Dad's 96th birthday celebration yesterday. Lots of love and gifts, my gift to him was the last he opened, and boy did his eyes light up when he saw it! "My Cardinal!" he exclaimed.
He was so impressed with the painting detail and said how perfect it was. As the day went on, I noticed he kept looking over at it with admiration! I attached a couple of pics.

Thanks again!

Steve Cole

Dear Elmer,

I just wanted to let you know that both models arrived safely. I am very happy with how the ARI Racer and Sharkfire models turned out. Very nice job. They are perfect. Please tell everyone who worked on them that they did a great job. I thought I ordered these with the same size carrying case as the Manta model, but I guess I didn’t. No problem, the cardboard box will work out OK. Thanks again for doing a great job. Sometime in the future, I would like to visit the factory. Your models are very inspirational.

Regards,
Michael Schratt

Hi FDM Team,

Just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone involved in creating my model replica. It arrived on time and by all reports looks amazing. My dad couldn't believe the amount of detail included and was smiling from ear to ear.
So once again, thank you, until next time.

Kind regards,
Duncan

To Jason and Elmer,

Thanks for your patience and attention to detail on this build, I know it's been a long haul.

Elmer, thank you in particular for the rebuild on the machine gun, you knocked it out of the park, my friend. Fantastic job and well worth the wait.

Hans "Boba" Fett

Elmer/Lauren,

We received our model today and I am absolutely stunned at how beautiful it is..  My Dad was so impressed and said the attention to detail was amazing and it brought back so many memories, he literally said it takes him back to that time!  I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the memory you brought to my Dad and the joy of him seeing it for the first time..  I will always have this to remember!  You guys should be proud of the work you do, it’s amazing!  I included pics of the “unveiling” so you can see it for yourself...

OMG!!!!!!! My Jeep has a very intricate custom paint job and when I reached out to you I thought "MAYBE they can build something close, I'd be happy with that." What you have done is CRAZY amazing! I can't wait to show it off to everyone. THANK YOU!!!!

Hi Elmer,

I received my rebuild of the DA40.  It came out great.  I appreciate you guys taking the time to fix the issue.  Your guys do great work and I will definitely be ordering more planes in the future.

Thanks You ,

Fred K.

A repeat of what I had previously said but it still stands true: the quality and attention-to-detail are phenomenal. FDM has struck gold in every sense of the word with the craftsmanship of the professionals in the factory in the Philippines. Thank you for your patience with this model. Salamat.

Dear Elmer Sarmiento, Jenny Pepito, Jason Wolpe, Ms. Danica del Mundo and all the rest of Factory Direct Models Employees,

I just received my Cessna O-2 model this afternoon. Packing was great and the model came out without any problems.

I can’t thank you enough for this beautiful model. It’s perfect! Brings back a lot of memories, some good and some scary. About the only difference between the O-2’s I flew in as an Intelligence Officer at NKP during the Vietnam War; is this model is clean and brilliant, whereas the O-2’s I flew in looked like they had been in a war....which of course they had.

To Jenny and Elmer, thank you both for your tireless time and patience with all my numerous emails going over every detail for the cockpit and the model overall. I’m sure when you saw another email from me, you had to stop and take a breath of air to ready yourselves for whatever I might be asking this time.

But, it all paid off, and I’m so grateful and appreciative!

Please convey my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all the artisans and technicians who actually spent their time and effort in producing this model. Especially considering they had to deal with this pandemic and the closing of the plant and all they had to deal with during this time.

THANKS again!

Best and Warmest Regards,

Ray Abel Jr
Colonel USAF Retired

Hello Mike,

Just wanted to follow up with you. I meant to send this email a while ago but have been busy. I apologize for the delay.

I did receive the model about a week after our phone conversation. Thank you very much for your help in getting the model shipped. I’ll admit that I was getting a bit frustrated in it not getting shipped, but I must say it was well worth the wait.

I could not be more satisfied with the model. The professional detail is simply "world class" outstanding and greatly surpassed my expectations! The model is just perfect in every way. I am so very glad I opted for the clear windows and interior. It is in my opinion what sets FDM models apart from every other model I’ve seen. I had provided photos of my interior for the model makers to use as a guide. What I did not know was that in the photo I provided my David Clark headset was sitting on the pilots seat. Then when the model was delivered and I was marveling over it, I saw that the model maker had replicated the headset in perfect miniature scale and it was sitting on the front seat. It even had the cable coiled up and connected to the phone jack. WOW!! now that is "over and above" detail. Nice work!

Anyway, thank you again, and I gave your website information to my other Bonanza friends wives so they may be contacting you too. You know how Bonanza owners really love their airplanes. Thanks again!

v/r
John Jenista.

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