DougB exposes "Champagne Rune" SS Decal Fraud and Adds a Coffin Nail to XRFacts
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I've been invited to include my work in an upcoming helmet book that will be out in France for European collectors, important as many of these are winding up in Europe among non-forum participating collectors or so I have been told by a few of our European counterparts, and another helmet related book if we could get it off the ground. I probably shouldn't mention authors at this time as I don't have permission. Either way I am comfortable this will be out there in print in one or more forms at some point in time.
With respect to camos I agree with Hambone and Peter with respect to testing the paints in some fashion. Not something I plan on taking on at this time however, but perhaps in the future. Would really be an interesting study. Early Retirement looms on the horizon, perhaps a project for then.
What a letdown, I was enthralled with the thread, and unfortunately there is no conclusion. I would like to see his whole personnel file. Things do not add up to me, and it looks like a serious case of confirmation bias on behalf of the helmet owners. I wish someone could provide a definitive answer either way. I do know that trying to match the handwriting on the card and helmet is preposterous.
WAF will censor/suspend/ban if you as a mere low post count person expose waftardation publicly on their forum. Even if you stay within the rules a waftard or three will slip in and start baiting, i.e., a waftardbater, and should you reply the Wafmod zaps you.
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tjg79
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Very much so. There's always been confusion about the terms "XRF technology" and the "XRF application" likely due to semantics. The terms appear to be used interchangeably by waftards. They shouldn't be. The XRF "technology" is powerful, reliable, and repeatable with many useful applications. The XRFacts lid testing XRF "application" was flawed and misrepresented as science. No museum uses XRF in an application similar to the manner pioneered by David May and Kelly Hicks or solely to make authenticity pronouncements. David May and Kelly Hicks lack the academic background to fully understand what they don't know. So does nutmeg.
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I think Nutmeg is trying to save face for making such ridiculous assertions and predictions about XRFacts. Frankly, what he was predicting was the most frightening aspect of the whole thing; that a XRFacts' COA would in the future be "required by collectors" before buying any relics. That actual human beings were hipmotized by this light show and free plastic bags so easily explains the existence of 419 scams and the elekshun and re-elekshun of the Messiah.
tjg79
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It was my impression from the beginning that maui was confusing elements with compounds. Perhaps he wasn't aware of the difference. As if an elemental sketch, the best information a handheld XRF instrument can offer, was, in some way, equivalent to full blown chemical analysis. Unfortunately, they don't make a handheld mass spectrometer. But, that didn't stop maui, the former marine. He just used his marine rifle marksmanship skills and boot camp training to improvise, adapt, and overcome. As Hambone and Peter U suggested on WAF about eight years ago, chemical analysis could likely establish a "fingerprint" for legit lid paint and out post-war modern formulations.
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And now the victims start to realize:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=836378
It's sad that this poor fellow spent three months' salary on a spray paint vandalized M.42 helmet. It's this kind of thing which ruins a hobby for people. This is why WE are proactively vigilant.
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=836378
It's sad that this poor fellow spent three months' salary on a spray paint vandalized M.42 helmet. It's this kind of thing which ruins a hobby for people. This is why WE are proactively vigilant.