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Fred Ouweleen is PacMin’s CEO and principal owner. He purchased Pacific Miniatures in 1986 and has been integrally involved with the company ever since. His love of aviation is life long, having been inspired when he was three years old by a picture on the back of cereal box showing a father and son flying a Piper Cub over a pastoral landscape. He started flying a Piper Cub out of a grass strip in Ansonia, Connecticut when he was sixteen and has been a general aviation pilot ever since. In this website log, he shares his perspectives on our industry and the challenges, opportunities and possibilities facing PacMin.

despite our desire and willingness to make this “miracle” happen, something else needed to be present
What is this kind of message worth? If this seems like a valuable strategy to you, is it worth partnering and working with a company who understands what it takes to assure your message gets to and is appreciated by the right people?
The Concorde was offered as part of a Collector Series we did only for a short time in 2001 and 2002. In the case of this 1/100 Concorde, we probably produced around 20 units in June of 2002 and we sold them for around $250 each. That is an increase of 472%. Sure beats the stock market.
25 years ago, Gil saw the need to connect airframe manufacturers with suppliers and vendors in the aviation industry in a forum where they could meet, ask questions, and get answers.
The June 2010 edition particularly got my attention as I counted ten photos of people with model aircraft.