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Originally Posted by Stealhead
I don't fully agree with you here I dont think every unit has to look brand new I like to see something look how it looked in the field when it was on the front lines so to speak it does not have to be perfect but the A-4 for example would need some work.
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Front line schemes are difficult to restore, seeing that there if anywhere the equipment is going to get weathered and worn out. And if we start faking dents and scratches to unique museum objects, then I'm going to protest.
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I think it should look how it looked so to speak not brand new but if it is in really worn out been in a bone yard for 30 years fix it if it has lots a damage/wear.
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It depends. There are museums that intentionally show wrecks, because the wreck has something to tell. So does the rust that mirrors 30 years of neglect. New and restored is cool and shows the object in certain light, but it's not the same thing.
And finally, my whole comment was a kneejerk reaction, about which I wish to apologize, Steve. I was just ticked off by the "they take what they can get" remark early in the morning. Then it seemed like saying that museums just salvage some junk that people graciously throw them, which is what some people (likely not you) actually think museums do. In any case, I'm sorry.