[Milsurplus] Hollywood and radio gear...

[Hue Miller]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Camp" <ham at cq.nu>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Hollywood and radio gear...


> Hi
> 
> At least anecdotal evidence suggests that most of the documentary 
> producers would welcome the input. The problem comes when you get to 
> the "how to contact" part of the question.
> 
> The other problem you will run into is the "got to shoot the scene this 
> afternoon" mentality that is pretty common these days. They are lucky 
> if the paint is dry on the set when they start shooting. Rounding up 
> accurate gear in a hurry can be a pain ....

Right, the producers don't really have anyone handy & don't know how
long a search would take - IF they care. I saw somewhere a  mention of
some WW2 radio gear that came from a movie studio - so at least sometimes,
somewhere in the past, it was easiest for the studio just to pull some likely
looking candidates out of the closet and stick them in the scene.
-Hue Miller