From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Wed Oct 09 2002 - 07:02:49 PDT
The vehicles were not factory as soon as they were issued to units in the
field....they were repaired and maintained as well as could be
expected...and don't forget..the mods made by the troops
themselves.......Look at arcive pohots...they tell the story...not garage
queens...combat vehicles......
Factory restorations are very cool....just no fun if you cant trail ride in
them....or shoot live guns from them for fear of the ejected brass
scratching it..I want no part of that scene....
Jon
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan M Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Military Only Zone-Response
> At 2:48 PM -0700 10/8/02, Henry J. Fackovec wrote:
> >That's a great point, we definitely need more new blood into the hobby.
> >
> >In my experience, as a "purist", most of the reenactors I have dealt with
> >want a "prop" that runs, as apposed to my (and I emphasize MY preference,
> >not what everyone wants out of the hobby) preference to do a correct
factory
> >restoration with attention to minute and inane details preserving a piece
of
> >historical artifact for posterity. But I am sure there are ones that will
> >surprise me.
>
> Having the vehicle in proper running condition is vital to its future
> performance if you're going to have it operational for future
> generations. Personally, I think that Factory class shouldn't be
> considered the only Ideal. That is terribly close to Warbirds that
> sit in hangars and never leave the ground. A vehicle should be run.
> People should hear it and see it. Seeing it running over rough ground
> and off road is further demonstration of its nature.
>
> The ideal (to me) is a vehicle properly painted, stowed and kitted
> out for the period and theatre with people around it properly dressed
> and kitted out for the period and theatre.
>
> My Dingo (and the Humber when it hits the US shore) spends some of
> its time at air-shows and re-enactments getting worked on (yes, I'll
> pull maintenance right there with period tools and some un period
> tools for sheer sanity). Folks can walk by and see guys in our unit
> crawling under vehicles getting greasy and dirty working on them. In
> our ideal, its more realistic for a Recce unit that's at Harbor which
> is what we portray when we're at a show and in a static display.
>
> It also gets driven around. If I can do so safely, I'll show the fast
> reversing ability of the gearbox arrangement and drive around
> backwards is higher gears for a bit when there's a clear area to do
> so.
>
>
>
> --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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