Ben i would like to thank you for doing the leg work on this, we seem to have gone from discussing production of a good quality replacement to ethics on the use of them...... god bless the human race
suppose if you scribe in repro and a date on the inside, then for what ever reason if someone wants to remove them at a later date (for why i would not know) then who ever removes them can see they were not cast during the war. alternate ruin your good work by stamping in stuff in visable place...like a visible vin i suppose.....
personally i dont think this should have to be your responsibility (its a lot of extra work for you and stamping cast brass can cause breakages) IMHO its down to the individual to list down what is new and original on their carriers.... for me its all documented and i will stamp the part somehow.....so i guess if this is the case i should stamp all the armour plate ? and the segments of post war steel that i have stitched into the original platework to complete my bulkhead then there are the re rubbered wheels corr that will be a nightmare. now technically those who pilfered bits from other carriers for their own should do the same ? stamping in some denomination that indicates they were not fitted at factory...or fitted during restoration.
i am a big believer of honesty but the question must surely be raised....where do you stop ? and how do you justify where you stop ?
i will no doubt get flamed for this post but its a fair and valid thought is it not ?
we are leapyears away with this from what has been mentioned regarding ringing of chassis etc etc... this i firmly frown upon