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Are BR Mk2 non air condition coaches available in N gauge?

I'm not sure I understand the logic of marketing direct via mail order, apart from the obvious financial implications. Buying  a model on spec without actually seeing it "in real life" strikes me as something of a calculated risk for all concerned, consumer and company alike. And it will not do anything to improve the somewhat battered relationship Hornby enjoys (?) with the Trade already.,

I am planning to construct a former LWSR Ironclad push pull set as they appeared in the mid 1950's. Does anyone know what livery they would have carried, either former SR Malachite green or the BR non lined crimson?

The dimensional differences between Hornby and Bachmann MK1s has been well recognised for some time - particularly the difference in roof height. But this difference I have now discovered also applies to Mainline MK1 which blend naturally with Hornby but hit the same roof height problem when matched with Bachmann. So does anyone know which is the most accurate?

Jim Carter