You ask the question that says a lot for you character!!
Stamp the date somewhere where it won't be obviously seen and distracting when
installed. BUT do stamp it where it can be found and people not duped.
Hey, sounds like you may have found a way to help support you Radio/MV habit.
Good Luck,
Gordie
INDUSTELE@aol.com wrote:
> Gentlemen, I have an ethical question, and I would like a general opinion as
> to which way to proceed.
>
> I have "reverse engineered" the much sought after MT-250 radio mount for the
> WWII jeep (and other vehicles). I have borrowed one from a museum and am in
> the process of making a prototype of my design. The prototype is at the
> laser cutters now and expected out on Thursday. I plan to bend and form it
> to make sure it matches the original. I've measured and re-measured and
> re-measured this thing until it's accurate to 0.0001 inches and is actually
> better than the original one I've had to copy (it's 1/8" out of square).
>
> THE ETHICAL QUESTION: I'm torn between making a 100% exact replica, or making
> a 98% accurate copy. My reasoning behind this is that since these things are
> so scarce, some crook may try to pass them off as original if I made it 100%
> exact. I can duplicate the original nameplate and probably the original
> rubber parts, and make it 100%; or I can change the nameplate and put a
> current date stamped in it and use the original rubber parts and make it 99%
> or I can change both the nameplate and the rubber parts and make it 98%
> accurate; or the rubber and not the nameplate, etc... What's your thinking
> on this? Would you make them 100% and sell them as reproductions and hope
> for the best or what?? I'd really like to know your opinion on this.
>
> Thanks for your input. Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabama USA
>
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