Where artefacts are rare or extinct it makes sence to use a replica to show the public what the artefact looks like.
If I find a T-Rex bone in a museum, I’d like to see a model of the full thing to put that item into context. Similarly, if I find a pile of mangled wreckage, I’d like to see a full size model of the aircraft from which it came. In wreck cases particularly, it is difficult to comprehend what these pieces are and where they fit inless you can get a sence of scale from the real thing.
My local museum has a Hurricane wreck, but could never afford a real hurricane to complement it and to display the former airfield’s most famous residents. An FSM would fit every criteria – as in it would help the museum tell the wider story.
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