47-59 Radio project

[fauXGT]

Are you my brother from another mother?
I live for this kind of thing. Taking something that appears old and stock but updating it and making it work.
I found a non-functioning 1950s Johnson Viking Messenger One 5 channel cb radio. Gutted most of the inside saving the vacuum tube plugs. Found a 1976 Midland 23 ch cb that I wired into the lower body. Set white LEDs with different color filters (yellow, orange...and different combos) into the center of the tube sockets. Wired the old mic with new internals. Left the ginormous and heavy transformer inside for effect. Fully functional. Turn it on and the tubes glow. It took about 2 months of winter weekends to finish.
Keep up the great work!