Progress sleeper wall detailing - L
Progress stairs to water tank - G
Progress gas house gantry, tunnel mouth(s) and bridge road surface - S
Geoff started the painstaking process of applying brick sheeting to his side walls for the stairs to the tank. The walls have a ply core of the correct width to suit the '1-1/2' brick wall (13.5" wide). Just as the gas building wall, he used stretcher bond to the top and the sides of the brick-on-edge capping, then Flemish bond to the sides. The capping's had the edges filed off to produce a small bull-nose, but then had to have the rounded edges filed to reinstate the joints. A handrail will be fitted to one side of the stairs. What a job!
Stephen applied two coats of matt white paint to the amended gantry structure. This should provide a better scenario for the equipment it surrounds, especially once lighting is installed.
Stephen had produced a set of individual card stones to form the surround to the main tunnel mouth, and these were glued in place. The gaps between the plastic, stone sheet and the arch were filled with plaster, together with any other gaps or surfaces that presented themselves!
A simple plaster surround was applied to the mine tunnel mouth, which will be scribed in due course.
And finally, the road was given a rough coat of plaster to simulate a rutted track. It's going to need a lot of work, but its a start. (At least the cardboard has finally gone!)
