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

[Tim]

I wonder how much of that aircraft is "original"  or at least how much of
the airframe is original...

Folklore has it that when Stalin ordered Tupelov to copy the interned
B-29's they did just that, including Boeing's production screw ups...  The
TU-4 Bull..

"Lucky for you that is an exact copy Comrade - you are spared from the
firing squad.."

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 5:11 PM, <boatanchor at martasystems.com> wrote:

> 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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