I showed this thread to my brother, and he was ecstatic from all the very nice comments. While everyone in our family always tells him what great work he does, I'm sure it's nice to get some external validation once in awhile.
While I will always have the distinction and honor of having the
first wooden replica, he said he would be willing to make more to sell if enough people were interested. This is your chance to get on our Christmas list!
Ordinarily, woodworking is a hobby for him, but if he were making several models at the same time, he could get them finished in a fraction of the time I waited for mine, and it would be worth his time. And of course, the more he makes, the lower the price.
I have no idea what he'd want to charge, but I'm sure it would be on the order of several hundred dollars. If you're interested, send me an email or PM and I'll follow-up with more details offline as soon as he has more info.
Thanks,
Dave