Wednesday 29th October a damp start with rain moving in so good for inside jobs.
Work on body parts for the Morris 2T5cwt has been progressing with the air vents, wings and fuel tank freshly painted
Today was a line wagon number 2 job list getting the last of the modern upgrades out so we have the period look it needs.
The sheared off screws for the shelf took some removing but one out of 2 beat us and will remain there as the walls are lined with 2mm steel panels digging a screw out is near impossible so the shelf crossbar now refitted is held by one screw but needs welding to the frame where it had sheared off.
The welder needs carrying down from the workshop but that is a job for another day in the dry..
The boards from a new shelf have been retained to replace the plywood sheet so needed trimming to length and clearancing around the rivets, the centre one needs a trip to the circular saw to get the width right.
The light/liquid refilling shelves needed 40 odd brass screws fitting to the splashback to secure it as the original tacks have mostly fallen out or rotted. away.
Looking better as it is now all flat against the wall but done with a small electricians screwdriver it made the hands ache.
The side shelf again had later plywood shelves so these needed removing but screwed in from both ends and secured by multiple screws in metal strips down the front it was not a 5 minute task.
But they all came out some easier than others one shelf has been retained as a template for some new boards to be acquired and cut
The boards are back on above the doors but we need some more brass screws to finish off securing them.
The top panel off one end wall has also been refitted to save this hole showing.
At packing up time the Navy Class 35006 pulled out of Toddington bellowing steam and smoke on it's way to Cheltenham and it was to good a photo opportunity to miss.
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