Mark 3 Executive Coach

[rebelred]

Hi guys,

I'm gonna chance converting my Mark 3 Executive Coaches from maroon to an orange livery but I can't remember if the stripes were gold or white, anybody remember??? Also do I need to spray a lacquer or something else on the final coat? This is my first attempt at a re-spray so any tips would be welcome!!

[jhb171achill]

Stripes were gold, rebelred, on maroon ones; white (obviously) when orange and black.

[rebelred]

Stripes were gold, rebelred, on maroon ones; white (obviously) when orange and black.

Thanks, its the one train that a lot of people don't have much photos of

[WRENNEIRE]

[WRENNEIRE]

[BosKonay]

Great shot! Was there much of an interior difference?

[heirflick]

First time i have seen that....excelent!!!

[COMMUTER29000]

See 9:10 - I think that is the interior [video=youtube;fCmOBgBtu-U]

[WRENNEIRE]

Hi guys,

I'm gonna chance converting my Mark 3 Executive Coaches from maroon to an orange livery but I can't remember if the stripes were gold or white, anybody remember??? Also do I need to spray a lacquer or something else on the final coat? This is my first attempt at a re-spray so any tips would be welcome!!

I would suggest you keep the maroon coaches and try and pick up some BR ones for the repaint

Only 300 sets of the maroon ones made, getting harder to pick a decent set up

[heirflick]

heres one.....

 

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Irish-Lima-IE-Executive-coach-/261495537258?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3ce2593e6a#ht_38wt_1141

[Warbonnet]

I would suggest you keep the maroon coaches and try and pick up some BR ones for the repaint

Only 300 sets of the maroon ones made, getting harder to pick a decent set up

 

Agreed, the Lima models don't have the distinctive interior. Sell the exec coaches and for the price you'd nearly get enough for a whole BR Mark 3 rake to convert, including your Exec coach.

[Seanw12]

What was the difference between city gold and executive ?

[rebelred]

What was the difference between city gold and executive ?

One of the Executive coaches had a bar & couches & arm chairs turned sideways along the coach, the other coach was used for dining,if I recall it had better seats & a more luxurious interior to the City Gold. The colour scheme was red & Gold, lovely train.

[rebelred]

Thanks guys, I was gonna convert a Hornby coach alrite if the stripes turned out to be white, if they had turned out to be gold it would have been a straight respray as trying to paint the line transfers gold would have been a pain!! I didn't know they only made so few of them, that explains why ive a couple of pm's looking to buy them!

[Glenderg]

I believe the first one is the Exec, and the other one is City Gold. Open to correction of course...

 

 

 

R.

[Killucan2]

Citygold top exec bottom.