When Pete Waterman owned Flying Scotsman he had it repainted from LNER green to BR Green - because that is how he remembered it running in revenue service.
He started to get death threats demaning he repaint it back. As a result - he sold it
That's not how Pete tells it.
He never owned 'Scotsman' but bought a share in it when McAlpine owned it to help him out. But he got out when he realised he couldn't do what needed to be done with the engine because Bill had promised there'd be no major changes. Which is a bit daft when you consider there isn't so much a single rivet remaining on 4472 that originates from when the engine was built.
He went on to say, when asked if he wished he owned it now:
"I tell you what. If I owned 'Scotsman' I'd do whatever needed to be done to the engine to make it good for a century, just like I did with the Super 'D'. My engine! My money! My restoration! A proper job! All these
'you can't change that because it's original' moaners would cut no ice at all with me."