1st November a dry Wednesday morning the rain arrived as we finished the area of paving.

Greg has been busy on the model train boiler with new boiler bands fitted from sheet plastic

He has also been busy on a vintage suitcase that is nearing completion

And the old GWR station masters megaphone rescued from the shed in Winchcombe is now straight clean and painted.

It was then a walk to the Scammel Iron Horse to remove the plug lead caps and solder brass fittings to the leads it also needed two new leather door check straps as the had broken over the summer.

We then looked at lighting in the museum carriage and treated the metal display items with an oil/graphite mix to slow the rusting process.

It was then back to the workshop to look at the brick paving as some areas had sunk and weeds had grown through.

 Digging out the grout and dirt works but the sunken rows needed lifting and the sub level built up.

A level check

Starting the lift

Some trimming of more bricks was the result of a couple cracking

8 rows later and a few shovels off shot blasting grit we have a level entrance

Just as we finished laying the last brick the rain came so the gap filler will be applied on a dry day.

The old GWR bucket needed a new bottom cut and lead soldered in the first one cut was close but it can now be dropped in and marked where we need a bit extra on cut sheet 2