Aircraft weather vanes, metal art and nautical art in support of the Sailing Vessel Semper Fi
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First and always formost, I'm a retired Marine Corps Major who started his military career as a Private.  As a Staff Sergeant, I was selected to Warrant Officer and then commissioned as a Limited Duty Officer in the grade of 1st Lieutenant.  I may be a metal artist but I will forever be a Marine.
 
You can find this site again by typing in www.usm-c.com or search for Semper Fi Project.
 
The aircraft and art that I build out of metal is directly supporting my Sailing Vessel Semper Fi solo non-stop circumnavigation project..  I generally reserve what I make for my supporter of the Sailing Vessel Semper Fi Project.  Below are some of the items that I've made for other project donors.  If you look in the catalog tab to the left you can see many of the items that I've made.  I would like to have your support for this fist ever Marine, solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe under sail.  More improtant I'm not asking for your outright donation, however I won't turn it down either.  I want to work for your support.  Let me build something for you that will bring back memories of that special aircraft or helicopter you flew, perhaps it's an M-60 tank with your profile outside of the turret.  I can do text to personalize the project for you.  Some of my clients live in apartments or condo's and want a coat rack either in profile or frontal view, not a problem.  I've done a lot of helicopters with an external load hook just made for that heavy winter coat.
 
So come on, step on board and become a supporter of the S/V Semper Fi's solo non stop circumnavigation of the world adventure.  Here are some of the things that I've built.
 
Weather Vanes...aircraft and western themes.
 
Wall Art...both interior and exterion display.
 
Mail Box Posts...aviation and western themes.
 
Dock Signage...sailboat, names, etc..
 

IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL.  Because, if you can dream it, I can probably design and build it.

Why do I create metal art?  Good question!  In life we all have dreams and asperations.  Mine is simple, I want to be the first to do something that few have ever accomplished.  If few have accomplished it already, then how can I be first.  Please first consider these points of interest.  Since 1953 over 1,500 folks have climbed Mount Everest.  Since 1969 twelve Americans have stood on the moon.  Since 1894, that's right 1894, a mere 115 years, only 12 Americans have completed a solo...non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail.  None have been a Marine.  So, I can be the first...Marine to sail solo...non-stop around the world. 
 
I started doing metal art to finance this adventure not as a business but through your donations.  I'm always thrilled to receive flat out donation, but I'm also prepared to work for your support.  Most project like to give you a hat or shirt with the project logo on it.  If that's what you want, I'll take care of that.  However, I would rather let you select something that I've built or will build expressly for you.  I think that is a far more personal gift in response to your support  of project "Semper Fi".  Instead of a hat or shirt, I get to build something that you really want and will use.  The nice thing is that I built it using the same tools that I currenly use to build sailboat parts.  Depending on the size of the items, sometimes I can use scraps that are left over to build it for you.  In which case it's like having a part of the sailboat as a momento of your support for the project.

DONATION LEVELS

$15.00  SMALL ITEMS:  144 sq inch blank

12" Inch high Ingrid sailboat on stand or spring mount

12" Pot stickers or spring mounted animals and figures

Assorted items

$25.00 Medium Item:  216 sq inch blank

Name and address sign

RV signs

Assorted wall hangings

Dock space signs

$75.00 Large Items:  576 sq inch blank

Wall hangings

Coat racks

Large yard art

Many choices out of 4 square feet of steel

$125.00 Layed Wall Clock:

Tell me what you want and I'll see what I can come up with

 

$140.00 Weathervanes:

Single engine aircraft, jet fighters and western theme

$160.00 Weathervanes:

Twin engine aircraft and helicopters

$180.00 Weathervanes:

Aircraft with 4 or more engines

 

 

Shipping:
 
Shipping is based on actual cost using the best rate available through UPS or the Post Office.  Most weather vanes ship in  what is considered to be a one over size box, the larger weather vanes ship in a two over size box.
 
International shipping is available to most countries.

Your business is greatly appreciated.  Please contact me at the link below for payment instructions.
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Project "Semper Fi" the solo...non-stop circumnavigation of the world.