Wednesday the 27th November a cold wet start so all inside stuff

Starting with a bench clean up so we have a work space then the floor around it

Continue with the gas lights,  the cover plates have been filled where the enamel was missing so a rub down and thin coat of white paint before starting reassembly which required a removal of the light tube packing we had put on.

then refit the "rocket tubes" but only one goes in past the corrosion the others with good metal have a smaller hole so will need trimming..

How they will look assembled but more work to do on the domes and brass.

Greg has removed the green felt from the display case and done it white background and put new shelves in so clean up the now set glue and fit the glass after removing the silicon.

the glass is held in with panel pins so after starting by hand with a block the clamps were used to gently ease them in

6 in and looking good but number 6 head was visible with the door closed so another gentle squeeze to get the last mm or two out of sight and the glass cracked as the panel pin head went closer so a disaster.

After that problem a walk down the line wagon to start the wiring install and light fittings also look at the door lock that is not holding

Wires up in the roof but the one section is about 12" to short so we have lamp 2 to 3 done and transformer to lamp 1

screw the heavy light up with two long screws so wiring can be joined then the light pushed up to fit the correct shorter domed brass screws,

in place and connected

It was then left door catch time another reprofile and it goes into the striker plate but rides up when pulled against.

it hooks onto the plate but rides up when pulled against so lock [late off and the plate is worn and sloping so an attack with the small grinding ball to even it out but it still does not hold so it looks like the striker plate will need to be raised a few mm so the force is higher up the catch hook.