Mike Costigan

Or leave it as it is, Brian; I'm pretty sure this RN doesn't have pinstriping:

Location: Near M1 Motorway Jtn 28

That's how the de lux RNs were Brian, Dave Martin, who started the RN register many years ago, cut the top corner of the scuttle off a wrecked RN in a scrapyard as a sample of the colour scheme.

Thanks for that Dave,does the sample, or a picture of it, survive?
Brian

Location: Near M1 Motorway Jtn 28

Yes Brian, when David passed the RN register to me I was given the sample. I have wondered if the A7CA archive would like it.

Yes please Dave. The Archive would love to have that section of the RN scuttle. It came from a tip near Harlech about 30 plus years ago. Someone had tipped a very rotten RN body down a bank off the road and I noticed it when walking past. I jumped over the wall and managed to break off the scuttle which showed the original paint join perfectly.

You are more than welcome to it Dave, when is your next open day and I'll drop it off.

Thats excellent news Dave; any chance of putting up a picture of it on here?
Brian

Location: Near M1 Motorway Jtn 28

Hi Dave
The next Archive Open Day at Lubenham is on Sunday 2nd April. Look forward to seeing you again.

Location: Gard, France 30960. Used to be Languedoc-Roussillon but now it's Occitanie

David Mann has asked me to post a picture of the RN scuttle remnant he has:

There you are Brian, you can just make out the line, thanks Ruairidh.

Thanks Dave and Ruairidh, Its nice to know that at least one part of my is as it should be!
Brian

Location: Near M1 Motorway Jtn 28

Is there anything else the archive wants Dave? I have a 6 volt 12 watt Lucas Graves bulb which looks decades old and loads of timber sections removed from various RN as patterns.