Those elusive green reflectors......

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Bruce.....

I know I have two...... but it has been a long time since I looked at them..... if one is "red" and not original I think I remember who sold it to me......

Will rummage through my storage containers in the barn tomorrow.

Cheers

[rob love]

I seem to recall the green ones are mentioned in the design branch records. There was no mention of red ones.

[Bob Carriere]

Checked my CMP parts box and YES they are both green.....

Also listed in the parts book....but... it seems that the very early cab 11 made in 1940 may not have had them and appeared in the 1941 series and the subsequent cab 12 model into 1942.



Cheers

[rob love]

And of course on the Cab13 until about the end of 42.

[r.morrison]

Well given that info, that would be a lot of reflectors. Question is.....where did they all end up? Bob....have you been holding out???

Cheers: Robert

[Bob Carriere]

......"that would be a lot of reflectors."

Plus ALL the spare in stores.....

Only got one set which I obtained from BCA.

Cheers

[rob love]

So I had a quick search for reflector info in the Design Branch records, and here is the total information. These were found in the Self propelled MT chassis under the Blackout lighting section:

"In March 1941, the first issue of specifiction OA62 covering blackout Equipment was released. This issue specified the following features: ..............

(i) Green Reflectors were set in the Front Bumper, 2 ins from the outer sides of the bumper, to indicate the approximate width of the vehicle.

Various modifications were subsequently incorporated into production which resulted in the following: .................

(h) Reflectors in the bumpers were deleted. "