With only an hour to spare before bed I put myself to work on the body details.

Firstly, the door frames were glued on. Being cast, they were not totally straight and flush with the body so some gentle persuasion was required. Easy enough as long as it is gentle. I'll glue the door panels on at the same time as the roof. Also, as these wagons will not be gunpowder vans I added the end vents. Gunpowder vans were not ventilated, just in case an errant spark from the loco happened to find its way in and... well, you can guess. I also need to file off the four discreet rivets from the corners, but I'll do this when I complete the solebar modifications. I'm not sure why I have to do this, I can only assume it was something to do with the cladding or panelling of the interior of those prototypes.

Talking of trimming, I've also started removing the extraneous brake hangers that are not required for the refitted V6 Mink – of approx. 1910-1920. I've kept the opposite side central V hanger on simply for balance.