Today is the 19th Anniversary of the 9/11 attack. It's hard to believe that 19 years have since gone by.

I have had these Bob's 9/11 decals for a long time now. As a retired Firefighter /EMT and LEO, I have always wanted to build some sort of tribute to honor the persons who lost their lives on this tragic day. The world was forever changed that morning.

There is no better time than now to start these two tribute builds.

Here's the F-15E kit I will be using.

I have been working on another one of these models as part of the Desert Storm group build. It is going together very well. I am looking forward to building up this one too.

Here are the two decal sheets I will be using. This one is for the F-15E.

and a detail photo showing the FDNY 9/11 tribute. There's another F-15E that was painted up to honor the NYPD. If I ever get another one of these models, I'll be sure to build it too. This second plane, marked to honor the NYPD, is also included in the decal set.

I'll be using one of these Revell F-16 models.


I'm not very knowledgeable about the different variants of the Falcon. My area of expertise is with the older WW1 through most of the Korean War aircraft. I'm not sure if these Monogram kit will make a proper version of the plane shown in the decal set.

Speaking of decals, here's what I will be using for the F-16.

and a closeup showing the US Flag, the Firefighter and the Soldier.

So please follow along with me as I start yet another pair of planes...

Erik, @airbum
You know what ? I have made a huge error in my math, (which was never one of my strengths anyhow) . The 20th Anniversary is next year. This year is the 19 year mark and not the 20th anniversary as I originally posted.

Today is 19 years after the event happened. Ooops !

I went back and adjusted the title and original posting accordingly.

If anyone has any information on the type of F-16 that was marked with the 9/11 nose art, please don't hesitate to post it. Thanks in advance.

As usual,
comments are encouraged.

Hi Louis. Great subjects. The Monogram F-16 kits that you have are both “A” models. Your decals are for a late block 52 “C” model(CJ). The ADF kit includes parts for the 200 block 15 “A” models that were upgraded as interceptors for the ANG in the mid 80’s. The good News is that they are all powered by PW engines. The bad news is that all “C” models vertical stabilizers have a longer and fatter base then the “A” model.

Louis, 19 years still could be last year as that moment is still vivid in memory. I had just resigned my commission in 1999, but had asked the Navy to see if I can return, but I was overweight and way out of shape and was not physically fit, how fast we get ourselves unhealthy when not staying in shape, not eating right.

You have really cranked up the factory with the jets, along side the Corsair, He-111, B-24 and some of the armor stuff. And dealing with life as well. We need that time to do some modeling to keep the would out sometimes. Our group have the passion to build away with several projects going at a time. And really a good way to stay keeps us from going stir crazy. So keep building new projects,

Good choices, Louis (@lgardner). Looking forward to the builds. Revell and Monogram are still my favorite builds, and you can't beat Two Bobs Decals.

Hey! That's a cool idea, man! I cant wait to see the process go down! I'm following this.

Hey! That's a cool idea, man! I cant wait to see the process go down! I'm following this.

Standing by as well, my friend!