Not sure if the kit includes an enamel radiator badge... but I am currently investigating some 'tie tack' enamel badges to find out what has the correct dimensions for a 1/6th scale cloisonne red badge. There are a lot of them on eBay, but either have enamel in the wrong places (reverse image) or seem too big or small.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collectio ... mah_840219
This link shows the correct pattern, though this piece should not have holes in the corners! Drilled to mount to a plaque, I assume. Also, the US Reg. Pat Office did not come until 1921 when RR opened its Springfield plant.
For those interested in history, there is a myth that the badge was changed from Red to Black when Henry Royce died. Like many things RR... that is a complete myth. Royce ordered the change himself, a few months before he passed. He felt that the red badge clashed with some of the more colorful and vivid paint schemes that were coming into vogue in the 1930's. And that a black badge would pretty much 'go with anything.' The letter ordering the change is in the archive at The Hunt House in Paulerspury... a treasure trove of information for those building a chassis or an armoured car. Col. Eric Barrass (former Executive director of RREC) wrote a fantastic book on the armoured cars.
Anyway... I have some pins on order and will do a comparison and try and let folks know which is closest to making a nice badge to put on the radiator.
Cheers,
RPR
P.S. The radiator IS modeled on (and proportioned after) the Parthenon in Greece. Royce thought it was the most pleasing shape. That is not a myth!
