The 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?

In my eyes the Dapol green used on the low window Maunsells is quite a bit lighter than that on the Bachmann Farish coaches. I intend to respray mine when I get round to spraying a rake of high windows that have had their SR livery taken off.

Dave

I think you will find they are pretty similar if you compare both firms BR(S) greens post 1956.

SR Olive (Dapol Maunsell coaches 1930s-40s) is darker and SR malachite (some Farish Bulleid coaches) (1940s-mostly early 50s) is lighter.

They would look different in real life in any case because the Maunsell stock is wooden and the Mk 1 stock is steel, so the surface finish would give a different appearance.

The southern used to run Mk 1s, Bulleid, and Maunsell stock in semi-permanently coupled sets with set numbers, so it would be rare (but not unknown) to see a mix of different designer's coaches in the same train.

For example, some boat train stock could be all Maunsell in the 1950s, but by the 1960s you could see a mix of Bulleid and BR Mk1 coaches.

Bob

Hi all,

My google searching appears to have failed me so here I am. I'm looking for a comparison of the BR Greens on the Farish Mk 1 coaches (2010 tooling) and the Dapol Maunsell coaches.

Does anyone have a photo they could share?

Thanks.

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From the NGS February Sale I purchased a Pullman Stove R and a 60s snowplough as gifts for friends (I have a snowplough and no Pullman coaches)



along with a Blue Stove R and a blue snowplough for my limited BR blue stock

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