Even before finishing my D299 wagon I have started my Slater’s kit of a D351 wagon.  Also, I haven’t even finished my model of the MR flat wagon D336.  There are reasons for this, but it’s mostly that I simply like the construction phase and the painting is less pleasurable.  As for adding the lettering – well that’s just stressful!

Here are the two wagons.  The one on the right is the newly-constructed D351.  The only difference between the wagons was the end-door.  When this pic. was taken I had only put primer on the D351 though.

So this weekend I have airbrushed the wagons so that they look very similar.  One will have brakes on only one side (see the left-hand wagon on this picture, as most did until the 1930s.  The other will have brakes both sides.  Slightly different lighting makes them look cream-coloured but they are both Midland-grey!

Clearly the two wagons are very similar and the Slaters kits mean that making the second one is a lot easier.  The detail on these kits is astounding.

These are pictures of the end-door version (D351) – the catches to hold the end-door closed.

I suppose that this is why I find the kits so satisfying to make.  The catches almost look as though they would work!

So there you are – next will nearly complete, I guess …