A silk purse from a pig's ear? Yes, I know it's a strange proverb. Originating from Scotland, its first recorded instance was apparently in 1699: "Ye can ne make a silk purse of a sows lugg (ear)". It implied that inferior products can't be used to create quality items. So, what's this got to do with model aircraft? Read on I'll get to the point eventually. I'm sure many modellers have picked up the odd part finished (or in desperate need of refurbishment) bargain airframeovertheyears-andl use the term bargain in the loosest sense of the word! A few years prior to lockdown I had started taking a serious look at my ever-growing pile of unloved balsa and ply firewood and glass fibre scrap to see if it was actually possible to bring anything back from the dead. Or was it time to have a bonfire. The list was frankly embarrassing but consisted of a vintage Mercury Magna, Matador, Veron Cherokee, Tomtit, Cardinal, Sky Skooter and also a Krick 1/4 scale SC38, a Pat Teakle 1/4 scale ASW17, Balsa USA 1/3 scale Morane and a newer 1/3 scale Piper Cub (manufacturer unknown).
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机译：一只猪耳的丝绸钱包？是的，我知道这是一个奇怪的谚语。源自苏格兰，它的第一个记录的例子显然是在1699年：“叶可以制作一个母猪的丝绸钱包lugg（耳朵）”。它暗示劣质产品不能用于创造质量项目。那么，这与模型飞机有什么关系？请阅读我最终会达到这一点。我相信许多莫德勒已经拿起奇怪的部分完成（或在令人沮丧的过程中的翻新需要）讨价还价机场奥弗莱弗斯Theyears-Andl在最宽松的话语中使用了讨价还价！在锁定前几年，我开始严肃地看到我不断增长的人不受欢迎的Balsa和Ply木柴和玻璃纤维废料，看看它是否实际上可以从死者中带回任何回来。或者是时候有篝火了。该清单坦率地令人尴尬，但是由葡萄酒水银Magna，Matador，Veron Cherokee，Tomtit，Cardinal，Sky Skooter以及克里克1/4级SC38，一家拍拍1/4规模ASW17，Balsa USA 1/3秤拼减和一个新的1/3级吹笛者幼崽（制造商未知）。
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