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If they're important to you to be realistic it might still be better to rescan them.
Sometimes the colour fades and they end up looking like that when scanned anyhow. If they are pretty good still, to preserve them it might be best to do them again. Sorry! Might be just as quick as correcting them.

The actual red channel is missing completely so the best you'll get from them is a sort of two colour 'bipack' colour process reminiscent of early colour photographs such as the 1915 Kodachrome; Eastman-Kodak's first colour system (amongst others.)

Out of interest, does anyone believe a problem would be encountered updating a K-5 from firmware v1.01 to a later version? The thought that it might makes no sense to me.

Just to advise this week's competition with the theme 'Public Transport' is now up and running. Love it or hate it, public transport is a necessity of life for many. No specific historic time scale is specified and thinking 'outside the box' is allowable!

The photograph can have been taken at any time with a Pentax or accepted clone.
The competition closes at midnight BST Sunday, 15th October.

I look forward to seeing your entries.

Link to competition: https://www.pentaxuser.com/competitions/weekly--535---public-transport-751

Ricoh did until very recently. Google Ricoh Aficio. Shame they didn't make more of a song and dance about them as they had a great value print cost. Typical Ricoh/Pentax marketing (or lack of.)
These have been very popular as dye sub printers using third party inks.

As to Stu's inks, they are compatible 3/3e/7's. I would be interested if I knew the brand to have confidence they wouldn't clog up the print head. Also does the '25 quid' include postage?

Been there, done it, worn the T shirt! Updating a K-5 firmware on a K-5 is unlikely to brick the camera. Updating a K-5 with a K-5ii firmware probably will.
I've tried to supply a likely scenario why that version detail is missing, so sorry if my replies have been seen as unhelpful. At least I've tried by researching the issue! Perhaps others have a better explanation.

I've checked the oldest update I have which is v1.11 and that shows the same. Does anyone have the 'readme' from ideally v1.02 or v1.03.
I suspect the issue could be a drop off by Hoya. There's a thread on DPR about firmware v1.02 (here: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2933477#forum-post-37361916 ) and it sounds like it was released on 20 Dec 2010 without documentation. Ricoh have subsequently failed to pick up on that omission. If the documentation for v1.02 was never produced, subsequent updates of the documentation have continued to miss reference to that version.
Its absence would seem to be nothing more than an administrative error at a time Hoya were starting to wind down to hand things over to Ricoh. Lay off staff and things don't get done!
Ricoh's clerical staff might not have realised that version v1.01 had been omitted from the documentation by Hoya. I guess its amazing that things went as smoothly as they did. Perhaps if Ricoh hadn't taken over the brand Pentax may have been no more.
If you are worried, contact Ricoh and get them to correct the readme.

Despite what I just said, the K-5 updates listed are:

Changes to V1.16

Correspond to HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4X AW.
Improved stability for general performance.

*Contents of [Version 1.15] and earlier version will be also updated.

Changes to V1.15

Correspond to the AF assist light function by white LED light for auto flash unit [AF360FGZII] and [AF540FGZII].
Optimized contrast AF when using HD PENTAX-DA Limited series lenses.
Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.14

Optimized contrast AF when using [HD PENTAX-DA 560mmF5.6ED AW] lens.
Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.13

Improved reliability of recording operation when using SDXC memory card.

Changes to V1.12

Corrected --- When O-GPS1 is mounted on the K-5 and taking a picture of starry sky with long exposure tracing by ASTROTRACER function, a band of light green noise rarely occur on image depending on photographic condition.

Changes to V1.11

Corrected method for obtain GPS data when developing RAW images that is contain GPS data on Version 1.10.

Changes to V1.10

Correspond to GPS unit [O-GPS1]

Changes to V1.03

Improved the accuracy of auto focus in low-intensity light condition.
Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.02

Compatible with SDXC memory card.

* Transfer rate is not compatible with UHS speed class.
All ISO sensitivity setting can be used on Bulb mode.
Improved functional sequence for Contrast AF and improved total speed until in focus.

Changes to V1.01

Increases the number of continuous shot at RAW format and High sensitivity shooting.

* Ex. Setting condition: RAW/ISO100, Increases the number of continuous shot from maximum approx. 8 frames to approx. 20 frames.
Improved stability for general performance such as exposure range on HyP mode

I suppose I'm imagining the bottom one!

err?? V1.01 is there for all to see! You must be looking at the wrong thing.

Could others please check the update page for the K-5 http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_s.html and confirm it isn't me going stupid please!? Can anyone else see v1.01 there and confirm this is the update page for the K-5? Cheers.

To the OP, if you're not happy to do the update yourself, take it to your local camera shop and pay them to do it or send it to your original supplier for them to deal. This is getting silly! Clearly it isn't worth me advising any further in this thread. Where's the ignore button?