[MRCG] SCR-274 as installed in P-51C Lopes Hope

[boatanchor at martasystems.com]

FYI, This restoration shop is known for accuracy and making them appear as 
though they just came off the production line. They purposely build in 
typical production defects to achieve this - they aren't shiny when done, 
either. See the Aircorps Aviation website for pictures of Sierra Sue 2 ( I 
did the radios for that one, too). It looks new and accurately reflects WW2 
production standards.

BTW, I'm not implying that the shiny ones aren't as much fun to fly, or any 
less valuable - just done for a different purpose. After all, my own 
aircraft are shiny !

John



-----Original Message----- 
From: Mark J. Blair
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2017 22:18
To: MRCG Mailing List List
Subject: Re: [MRCG] SCR-274 as installed in P-51C Lopes Hope


> On Aug 31, 2017, at 2:57 PM, Jim Falls <radio-tuber at att.net> wrote:
>
> I often wonder if these birds end up better than they were coming off the 
> assembly lines.

I bet that most of them do. I recall seeing a period photograph of a truck 
assembly line during WW2 in a magazine. There were greasy fingerprints all 
over the fenders. That was the moment when I suddenly lost interest in 
spotless, showroom-quality restorations of military trucks in my own 
collection. I'm personally more of a "motor pool" guy than a 
"showroom/museum" guy.

Prior to that, I had spent plenty of time in the auction yards, seeing what 
the trucks looked like after military service. In service, not a care was 
given in keeping trucks in "original" or "correct" configuration. Need a 
place to hang a rolled-up cable? Weld some scrap steel together and bolt it 
to the back of the truck. Truck the wrong color for an invasion? Spray on 
paint sloppily and turn on the windshield wipers on the way out of the 
painting tent. Need better drainage in the floor of a HMMWV for fording 
operations? The holes in the floor of my HMMWV all looked a lot like they 
were made with the pickaxe carried in the pioneer kit, and/or a bayonet 
blade, and/or a 9mm or 5.56mm power drill.

That all being said, the planes that John has been working on are certainly 
gorgeous.

-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/

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