You would have to be in space if you haven't been affected by the bad weather which has currently hit the country. Some would say its been the wettest winter ever.
You'd be excused if you thought that also meant work has stalled. Quite the opposite. Work has progressed with a great step. It may have been wet, but its also surprisingly mild and when its not wet, its perfect painting conditions. That is what occurred yesterday, to the groups amazement. Weather forecast was more rain, not one drop fell in the yard.
This allowed work to progress on two fronts. Firstly, Keith undercoated the ladder upon the conflat. Can be a challenge, especially the steps and he has done a brilliant job. It looks almost ready to be re-attached.
Keith then moved to the barrel and undercoated underneath the walk way and the top of the barrel, areas in which he was not getting in the way of myself. Again, it applied with ease and gives advancement looks. Photos below show the advancement of undercoating.
Meanwhile I started the day by removing 4 screws which were in the OHLE support. These were melted in when the old signs were being removed and were a bit fidly to remove.
Once done, I then turned to glossing the barrel, areas which had previously been undercoated. Yes thats right, gloss is being applied in February. I've tackled 2 main areas, the first being where the steam valve sits, the other being the other end of barrel. Both are clearly displayed in the photos below.
Copyright Tommy Lees 2014
Copyright Tommy Lees 2014
This is only its first coat of gloss. We aim to apply a second coat all over during one day, so that all the black will be the same. Areas of the Solebar have also been touched up and A6071 is sitting in a freshly painted black.
Copyright Tommy Lees 2014
The above photo really does give a before, after look. A6071 is now sitting next to a similar wagon A6581. There are a few differences however they are also the same design, just built by a different manufacturer .
As you can see big progress is happening, and October is looking more and more promising. Please help us by joining the group, contact details can be found here : contactus
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