Needless to say, he, the plane, and its accomplishments are important parts of aviation history. Darryl was forced to bail out of the plane due to a landing gear issue and the plane bought the farm in the desert near Edwards AFB.
Through luck, being in the right place at the right time, and having an eye for things that are cool my father has a rather special peice of the plane.
We have a plan for the part(s) to preserve this peice of history and I require help for part of it. The main peice in the photo below is intended to be displayed in the Evergreen Air Museum in McMinville, Oregon.(home of the HK-1 "Spruce Goose") My Father is a docent there and has a good relationship with the curator. Interest has been expressed in the part being displayed but the presentation of the part needs some work.
As it is just a peice of the plane a visual representation of the plane is a must. As a modeler myself I know that the only answer is a scale model of the "Red Baron" to be shown with the part. As much as I would love to say I am up to that task, spending time on this sight lets me know that there are folks out there who are much more qualified for this task.
I post this in the hopes to find someone who would be willing to lend their skills to this project. The subject is of course Daryl's F-104, as detailed as the chosen modeler wants to get, and in as large of a scale as practical. No need for a scratch build (unless you want to!) this can be a boxed model, but it needs to depict the aircraft correctly in all its glory.
This is not a paying gig. The museum does not pay for items it displays. Your reward would only be having a model displayed (with full credits of course) in one of the premier aviation museums in the country. There is another plan for the small parts on the back of the skin that will result in something I would be happy to provide to the contributer as compensation. (We can talk more about that later)
Beggers cannot be choosers, a fact I am well aware of, but I want this to be as nice a peice as I can reasonably expect in this situation.
If you are interested, feel you are up to the task, let's talk. Post in the thread, or pm me, whatever works for you.
I post this in this sub forum because it is the appropriate era, but if there is someone who you think would be good for this and wont see this post, let them know!
I assure you this is real, everything I have said here is true and I will follow through with this.
THE PART
THE PLANE
THE STORY
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1093756/2/index.htm
