[Hallicrafters] SX-100 panel - New repro
Rbethman
rbethman at comcast.net
Fri Feb 23 15:43:11 EST 2007
Check his website:
http://www.angelfire.com/ks3/n0alo/
He states he is NOT continuing. BUT will do 'some' until the glass runs
out!
He is not investing in MORE materials and inks.
Bob - N0DGN
Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> What became of the panels, dials etc. that N0ALO, Lynn Brock was
> doing? He was incredible and his work was second to none. In fact, it
> was Lynn who did the new paint work on my civilian model of the
> Minerva Tropic Master WW2 Morale receiver. (There is a photo of it on
> the HHI web site at: http://www.w9wze.net) He discovered the 'real'
> color, which was not the crinkle gray that we had all seen on them.
>
> Lynn is also one of the very few who still do Silk Screen Printing, a
> definite art form that is fast becoming only a memory. Why the U.S.
> Army and Navy used silk screen printing on the MTM is a bit of a
> puzzle. Hey, maybe one of the brass had a sense of artistic persuasion
> and simply thought the tough as a bus station steak steel cabinet
> looked pretty with "MINERVA TROPIC MASTER" scrolled across the drop
> down front door! Who knows.
>
> Where is my old friend Lynn and what is he doing these days? Perhaps
> he has a web site with some front panels, glass dials etc. listed?
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>> No connection with the seller but I saw this and thought it might
>> help somoene out. New repro panels for the SX-100, aluminum with
>> adhesive backing.
>>
>> *http://tinyurl.com/2gu75c
>>
>> 73, Bob W9RAN
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