Tuesday 10th - Yet more ticked off

 Eleven of us in on a very productive day.

Beginning with CK 16221 with Stu continuing the varnishing on the Malvern side bottom panels, corners and doors ...........

 ............. and then completing the north end upper half on the Cotswold side. Overall he got through a substantial amount of work - well done Stu! This just leaves the upper half of the Malvern side to complete the second and final coat of varnish for 16221, which hopefully will be done on Thursday.

Ian has now emailed Steve and myself regarding the remaining work to be done by the Woodwork and Painting teams respectively as to when it is likely that 16221 can be transferred to the Barn.

 

Now moving to the Barn where I caught Paul sweeping up after removing more of the old plyboard panelling from the Mogo. 

Ian removes more of the nuts and bolts from the Cotswold side north end to release the panel. This is a slow but very necessary job.

[Photo : Paul E.]  At the cleared south end Richard cleans up one of the main frame uprights. Thankfully no repairs are required to the floor, but it would be better if much of the contents were out of the vehicle, but where do you put it all? We already have enough stuff in the Barn and with all the winter maintenance required we need to be able to get coaches in and out without too much clutter lying about.

[Photo : Paul E.]  Paul's area of work, with the frame cleaned up and primed.

The parts for the north end drop down door of the Mogo are painted by Keith, one in GW Grey top coat, the other in undercoat.

In the Workshop Tony is cleaning up one of the south end opaque windows from RBr 1675.

The inside of the ventillator - yuk!

Nothing like a handy seat for Derek's job, drilling holes in the ends of the crossbearers ready for the bolts to hold the floorboard supports.

David and Ainsley cutting more lengths of wood to make the edges of the door back panels. Nothing goes to waste - the unwanted thin strips were grabbed by myself as they make great paint stirrers.

David now cleans up each strip and creates the curved edge.

 

Some of the finished product, the differences in length being necessary for the two sides of the panels (as shown below).

 

The damaged door panel removed from BSO 9000 (as mentioned in last Thursday's posting).

Ainsley looking concerned, the reason being the difficulty in removing the back panel of the Cotswold side north end door on FO 3132 "Mary". There is a problem with the lazy tongs, hence the dropped window. As if he hasn't got enough to do, I reported a problem with the First Class inner door on CK 16221, which is sticking and difficult to open - with wet varnish now on the coach that will be a job for Wednesday.

With varnish left over from his efforts with 16221, Stu uses up the pot by giving another coat of varnish to one of the compartment doors from TK 24006. This is the outer corridor side - the compartment side has a lighter panel which matches the lovely weathered sycamore used for the compartment walls.

There was the usual feast of jobs waiting for Keith. The first was to finish off the painting of this tarnished luggage rack in silver Hammerite.

The repaired chair ended up on the trestles for a fesh coat of varnish. Also given another coat were the blind cover for one of 16221's compartment doors and the panel from 3850's cab.

Pam very carefully adds a second coat of cream gloss to "The Hooton Trolley" letters.

A brilliant job, no wonder she looks happy! Three coats of varnish will complete the plaque, which can then go to Toddington for the Cleaning Team's trolley.

 

The station fire buckets that Pam had repainted quite some time ago had been taken back  before they were ready. The buckets have been retrieved, and with her sign boards completed and the Hooton Trolley plaque almost finished, Pam now has time to complete these to her satisfaction.

[Photo : Pam]  That's better! The rims and handles now in black gloss and an extra coat of the same on each base. The insides have been painted and all that remains is the paint repair to the back of one of the buckets.