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  1. A slight update to the above. It appears that what I thought was a grill modification on my older models was actually standard on those, therefore the older body does not appear to be compatible with the Next18 chassis without modification either.
  2. As far as I am aware, the only colour that changed from Provincial (Trans-Pennine) to Regional Railways was the lower beige/grey colour. For Provincial, it was the same shade of beige as used on the InterCity livery. For Regional Railways, it was updated to a silver/grey.
  3. MK2B/C (is D being too greedy?!) and MK1 suburbans would definitely get my vote.
  4. I wouldn't mind a rake of blue Suburbans at some point, but may wait for an up-to-date tooling if such a thing comes along.
  5. I have just tried swapping bodies between the 6-pin and Next 18 versions this morning. The PCB is in a lower position on the Next18 chassis, to accommodate the speaker. I think the older body should fit on the Next18 chassis without issues, although mine had an etched grill fitted by the previous owner and the inner profile of that prevented it from fitting properly. The new body will not fit on the older chassis without modification. See where I have placed the end of the cocktail stick below. The part of the new body that fits into that recess will not clear the same area on the older chassis.
  6. Roof shell vents would have to be reworked as well. A ready to run one would be more desirable!
  7. For anyone that wanted to complete a full rake, it would mean being in the Collector's Club. They may be better as regular releases. I think it is more likely we will see 47475 (perhaps as a regional exclusive) than the matching coaches, given that it was in the Parcels sector for a while in that livery after Trans-Pennine loco-hauled ended.
  8. With all the MK1s finally reproduced this year, hopefully 2024 will be the year of the MK2A. A Regional Railways BSO is an obvious missing choice, but a few BFKs wouldn't go amiss either. I too would prefer a 158 with the original EXPRESS branding. I will hold off in the hope that such a version will be produced one day. I agree on 47475. I would certainly take that one. After Trans-Pennine, it wore that livery for a while when it was allocated to parcels work. Farish have not made a single MK2A BFK so far. I'm sure there are plenty who would purchase 2 of them for Waterloo-Exeter formations, since there were two of them back-to-back in the middle of those rakes for a good while. Also blue/grey, InterCity and Regional Railways of course. There were also the ex-NSE BFKs and TSOs that were transferred to the north west, debranded and had the light blue stripe painted over the red. Those lasted a while and were common within those rakes, so a regular release would even be justified.
  9. Good to know. I'll be dropping by next week to pick up the rather large haul you are holding for me! Ian
  10. It is very reassuring to know you are at Dapol and are committed to improving the accuracy of their liveries. I really hope the future loco-hauled MK3s include another run of sleepers in InterCity livery. There was no way I was spending a penny on the first run with all the issues they had, but I will certainly pick up both sleepers and regular loco-hauled MK3s when another run is done, knowing the livery should be accurate.
  11. It certainly was. I hope we will see that one done in the not too distant future.
  12. My retailer of choice back home in the UK. Excellent shop and a friendly team. I have plenty of items to pick up on my next visit in a few weeks! Ian
  13. Mitsui and Freightliner recently ordered. Great to see these 80s-suitable liveries gradually being rolled out.
  14. Different roof shell vent arrangement to the BSO as well, I believe.
  15. One type that has not been covered at all with the MK2As is the BFK. It was common in the Waterloo-Exeter sets to have 2 x BFK back-to-back. Having a BFK would also allow InterCity / InterCity Charter to be done too, as well as various other liveries including Regional Railways and the ScotRail version of RR.
  16. From what I have read, that BCK was converted for staff use and had various interior modifications including bunks, a shower, etc. I purchased one recently for a bargain price. It seemed strange to release that without the matching stock it operated with.
  17. A Dutch 31 would be hard to resist, as would a Dutch 47. I agree. I've been waiting a long time for one of those - and hopefully not 401 in the short-lived 'black numbers' variation. Something more representative would be great. I've been researching the InterCity charter rakes today, so they are fresh in my mind. Some InterCity white roof MK1s (and MK2A BFK!) wouldn't go amiss and would go rather nicely with a Mainline 37/4.
  18. With the Dapol 87 on the way and 86s already existing, it would be nice to be able to model the often double-headed limestone trains on the WCML that used PTAs. The livery looks to be a mix of plain as well as former British steel, although I am prepared to be corrected on that:
  19. Great news and a good sign that Dapol is still committed to N. As far as west coast electrics go, I managed to resist the initial Farish 90s in order to wait for the InterCity Mainline livery variant. Let's see whether I can do the same here, as the 87 in the twin pack was a more obscure/experimental version of the livery. I may still take the Swallow version initially, though, but hope for a Mainline version later if not in the initial batch. I also have the Mainline 86, of course.
  20. Yes. Graham Farish offer MK2/MK2A in N gauge, although they do not release them often enough and the more common types such as TSOs tend to sell out very quickly. This has been a source of frustration for many people for a several years now, however the recent release of numerous MK1s and MK2 aircons might bode well for Farish actually releasing some further MK2/MK2A coaches in the next few months. It is also worth noting that Accurascale recently published a survey to see what interest there was in N, and a lot of people responded that they would like to see MK2 coaches - particularly MK2B/C since they are simply not available in N.
  21. I read that from you elsewhere a few weeks ago. That's quite intriguing. Do you happen to know of any photos or videos for reference?
  22. Debranded yes, but not with the light blue stripe that numerous MK2s got.
  23. If Accurascale are looking at the potential for covering MK2B/C in N, maybe they'll consider the D as well. Whilst yourself and no doubt numerous other modellers wouldn't mind a MK2F masquerading as a D, I suspect there would also be as many that would not be happy with the compromise. I was just about ready to customise a MK2F in InterCity livery to one that was on the Waterloo-Exeter in the early 1990s with InterCity branding removed and a NSE logo next to the number, until I realised disappointingly that it was a D!
  24. I have never seen a MK1 that received this livery variation. Only MK2s.
  25. I have noticed these in numerous photos and videos. I think these were InterCity liveried coaches that were painted over in Regional Railways colours, but to the InterCity template. None seemed to get the 'Regional Railways' titles, though.
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