Dapol Maunsell coaches

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Not having had much success at hacking (mainly due to recessed doors) & Dapol or Farish are unlikely to produce Restaurant cars and Open 3rds,   - "not all trains had a restaurant car or open 3rd" so they consider them not economically viable; so I emailed Paul at Peedie models to ask if a 3D or etched model was a possibility, this is part of his reply :-
This sounds an interesting project, as I can see it could be made using brass etch for the coach sides and then 3D printed masters for making the moulds to cast the roof and end sections.  If we use a 3D printed roof we could find that over time it may warp causing it to come away from the ends of the carriage.  The interior could also be cast from resin using a 3D printed master as this would keep the cost down.
He  says he has a few other projects ongoing at the moment and it will be a  few weeks before he can do much on this, in the meantime he would be  interested to know how much interest there might be for these vehicles  i.e. Maunsell Restaurant cars and Maunsell open 3rds, anybody here interested in Maunsell Restaurant cars and/or open 3rds?.

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