Making good use of 1x3x3 windows: historic liveries?

[Tube Map Central]

I am creating some old-style-looking electric multiple units, in minifigure scale, and the newish 1x3x3 window frame is perfect for these because it matches well the profile of a seated minifigure.

Currently, this window frame is available in just three colours, Bricklink Tan (thank goodness) is a good historic railway colour, pairing nicely with reddish brown, dark red, dark blue and dark green.

The other two colours - dark brown and Bricklink dark purple - are more of a challenge because older two-tone railway liveries usually had the mid-body (including windows) in a lighter colour than the lower body panels.

So, can anyone point me towards old railway liveries for coaches that could make good use of these window frames?

Edited February 2, 2021 by Tube Map Central
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[M_slug357]

google...?

[Tube Map Central]

That's hardly a helpful suggestion, that sort of information tends not to be posted on the internet these days, and even when it is Google tends not to find it. Google is much more about selling stuff than finding stuff now. 

So the short answer is, 'yes I tried and I found nothing useful'

[Dav1d]

I entered "old-style-looking electric multiple units" and selected images and got a lot of pictures. Maybe you need to narrow down your search.

I often find looking at model railway catalogues helps.

Hornby Catalogue

Bachmann Europe plc - model-railway/branchline -> Multiple Units

[Selander]

I also like the new 51239 windows, especially in tan, beeing such usable color. To get proportions right I assembled them sideways. And added a thin light Grey stripe to make the look more train:ish.

Like this:

 

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[Tube Map Central]

But none of these answer my original question.

Experiments notwithstanding, Before 1967 (Pullman reversed rail blue and grey) I'm not aware of a single coach that ran in passenger service on a UK mainland railway with a 'reversed out' livery, that is with windows darker than lower panels. That's what I am after, are those dark brown or dark purple 1x3x3 window frames of any use? Or could they only be used with an all purple or all brown livery (with some lining to relieve the slab of one single colour)?

So if nothing in the UK fits the bill, how about overseas?

 

[Selander]

Ok...older Swedish coaches are typically brown. More Reddish brown though... But you could build them in the dark brown nuance, and use 51239 window frames....

[Merlict]

16 hours ago, Selander said:

To get proportions right I assembled them sideways. And added a thin light Grey stripe to make the look more train:ish.

This is fantastic. I've been tempted to the dark side of fakes by the prices of round corner windows but these are 90% as good

[Tube Map Central]

19 hours ago, Selander said:

Ok...older Swedish coaches are typically brown. More Reddish brown though... But you could build them in the dark brown nuance, and use 51239 window frames....

I wasn't referring directly to your post with my last comment, sorry!

Those windows are indeed really useful for trains, my current project wouldn't have worked without them, let's hope for more colours.