[radiorich]

Hello Arran,
Yes, there are plenty of disc capacitors, and you noticed those brown drops. Funny enough, I was looking through my cabinet and came across some NOS brown drops, plus one green-colored capacitor and my favorite orange drops, since my business used to be an RCA dealer. As for Bob, I spoke with him, and he hasn’t restored this model before, but one of the ARF members named Eric has.

I will try to do as much as I can without removing the picture tube too as the Bakelite around the tube base is cracked and I also don't want to disturb the yoke either.
I know about the PCs and tube sockets with those later radios too had the same issue.
I have yellow coupling capacitors and orange drops plus the reddish film type made Panasonic to choose from .

I am pulling out the brown drops to check them I also got new one to replace them with .

Sincerely Richard