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N Gauge Discussion / Name Plate VendorsLast post by scottmitchell74 - February 10, 2026, 11:12:46 PMWho do you use?
Wanting to get custom name plates for diesels. Thanks! #12
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by bluedepot - February 10, 2026, 02:49:50 PMdidn't farish produce mk1s in two different shades of green??
or did i imagine that?! I don't think it matters that much because paint did fade in real life anyway. I don't think a rake of coaches needs to match perfectly! #13
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by Cols - February 10, 2026, 02:26:00 PMI will not set myself up as an expert. (My late father's definition of that term was, "X is an unknown quantity, and a spurt us a drip under pressure!") However, as I am an artist, colour is somewhat important to me. (Apparently, I have very good colour vision.) Dapol's interpretation of BR(SR) BR Stock Green is several tones too light, and I'm not very sure whether they have got the hue right. When Farish first introduced their Mk.1 stock they got the Stock Green spot on, and were praised for this at the time; however, when Farish introduced their excellent Bulleid stock, they had again achieved the correct hue but not the correct tone - it is slightly too dark, though I find the error to be so very small as to be acceptable. From nearly sixty years' experience, I have found that the very best colour match for BR Stock Green is Precision Paints enamel BR Stock Green. I too have a repaint job looming to correct the very anaemic Dapol colour! A couple of months ago, I raised this matter as an aside when I welcomed the prospect of Dapol producing ex-LMS non-gangwayed stock. @Adam1701D commented on my aside, and made a hint that the Dapol Maunsell High Window stock may reappear, this time in BR Stock Green (of the CORRECT hue and shade!) My fingers are very, very firmly crossed! #14
General Discussion / [MERGED] A question about the ...Last post by Tank - February 10, 2026, 12:54:28 PMThis topic has been merged into Help please ... can anybody explain?.
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N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by martyn - February 10, 2026, 12:38:15 PMThe Southern Railway/Region was very good at just revarnishing rather than a full repaint, so presumably this would also lead to variation in the green.
Martyn #16
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by chrism - February 10, 2026, 11:17:03 AMQuote from: Bealman on February 09, 2026, 11:39:07 PMWouldn't the real thing be variable anyway because of being out in the weather? Very much so. I remember seeing a pic (not sure if it was in here or not) of two preserved GWR vans in completely different shades of grey. The photographer said that he'd asked the people who'd restored them what the difference was and got the reply "About six months". #17
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Stanier Suburbans from Dap...Last post by Steven B - February 10, 2026, 09:12:50 AMThey're compartmented - see the CAD Image of the brake-second/third about a third of the way down the December project update:
https://www.dapol.co.uk/blogs/news/n-gauge-lms-period-iii-57ft-non-lavatory-suburban-stock-progress-report #18
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by Southerngooner - February 10, 2026, 08:41:23 AMFrom all the colour pictures I have even weathered stock wouldn't be as different as the two colours we are discussing. Hopefully Dapol will get it right when they finally do some high windows in BR green. I think Adam mentioned that the green would be better this time, or words to that effect.
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N Gauge Discussion / Re: Graham Farish Mk 1 BR Gree...Last post by Bealman - February 09, 2026, 11:39:07 PMWouldn't the real thing be variable anyway because of being out in the weather?
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N Gauge Discussion / Re: Stanier Suburbans from Dap...Last post by madchadbrad - February 09, 2026, 05:45:09 PMThe Stanier non-corridor coaches project is now 90% there, according to Dapol's Facebook account but it hasn't appeared on their website-proper yet . . .
I was sure they were initially announced as "non-corridor" but now they seem to be "non-lavatory suburban"? Are they compartmented or open? | Please Support Us!
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