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Originally Posted by swiss
On the other hand, today, 70 years later, it's not exactly in the same condition it was when it went down. So, what is it you want to show? The power of sandstorms?
You could as well part it out or restore it.
Or build one friggin huge diorama in a museum(is that realistic?).
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It isn't, but it's in remarkably well preserved and complete conditions, modifying or changing any part of it would be a crime. It should be treated like an archaeological find, because that's what it is, and should be cleaned and preserved in its conditions. Once again, we're not looking at a rare warbird, but finding one so complete after so many years is a proper rare (if not unique) thing. It should get cleaned and go in a diorama as you said, like this P-40 here, found in shallow waters in Italy
http://forum.tantopergioco.it/discus...-delle-orme/p1
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Originally Posted by AKA_Tenn
just weld it all to a steel bar or something?
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you wouldn't be able to that easily, it's the design of the thing that is meant to be covered with "structural skin", so even if you created a framework of steel, it would be so big that it would detract from the original looks. Monocoque construction was meant to make lighter planes, but it also meant a more structurally fragile airframe.
04-23-2012, 12:13 PM
that should get the export paper work pushed through rather quickly 
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