[morzh]

I might agree with some statements, I might disagree with some other ones.

I restuff caps and don't overmold the resistors.
I do use cloth clad wire but don't necessarily use the same colors, or colors at all. This said, the plastic clad wire in the pics may very well be 600V-rated. I use lots of 600V and 300V rated wire at work and it is pretty slim looking.

I respect the work Russ does. This is state of the art and is museum quality.
This said, for a radio to work reliably this is not a pre-requisit. Radio will work just fine with pladtic-covered wires, yellow caps and many other things even I frown upon.
And many people who pay for restoration (which I don't do, I only restore for self or helping others) only ask for the radio to work. They indeed might not be interested in period-authentic looking underchassis.

PS. Good soldering is a must.