Tuesday 18th - Catching up

For RMB 1876 it was very much a case of various parts catching up with the rest, in particular three of the doors.

Half of the south end of the coach had also fallen behind with some further work needed to finish sanding. Having completed this David vacs around to remove the dust. Then a wipe over with white spirit prior to undercoating in Dark Grey.

This will be further painted in Gloss Black on Thursday.

The door, or actually doorframe, needing the most work was the Malvern side south end. Again, a lot of filler and careful sanding, and Ainsley was able to produce a good result.

Finally a coat of u/c Light Grey finished the job very neatly. The new length of capping strip blends in very well.

I worked on the north end doorway with more filling and sanding, and was also able to complete this satisfactorily with u/c Light Grey. The final door was the  Cotswold side south end which just needed a tiny bit of filler and touch up with the livery undercoats to complete.

Certainly a lot to sort out here with a mass of bits for sanding and revarnishing, or just the latter, from SO 4798. In the foreground more heating pipe covers from 4798 that were cleaned up by Pam on Saturday.

Keith revarnishes some parts from RMB 1876.

David begins painting the backs of the heating pipe covers with Silver Hammerite.

Phil is checking and cleaning up a sink - not sure whether it is from one of the coaches or a spare.

Paul is undercoating one of the heavy roof ends from the Mink D van.

Otherwise is was the same gradual removal of the old planking with most of the south end now clear. Maurice is now working his way near the north end of the Malvern side.

 

Paul is cleaning up the south end frame where required.

Rose's fire pit soon reduces the removed planks to ashes.

[Photo : Paul E.]  The view from the interior towards the south end.

This lovely large plastic framed photo of Foremarke Hall leaving the north end of the tunnel was in the Woodwork shop. Chris and Robert were happy to put it up in the Paintshop.