Gateway
Crane refurbishment
Lights
Geoff continued with making the gates and also adding pointing to the brickwork. Embarrassingly, he couldn't remember how he created the pointing on the previous panels and experimented with acrylic and spirit paints and with ready-made filler. Finally he tried a new product he'd been testing - Smooth-it, a model roadway plaster.
There is a lot of detail to be added - bolts, locks, handle, 'spikes' etc, but it does look good and the part-open door adds a little intrigue...
Laurence repaired a timber derrick crane. We don't think this came off John's layout, but we have a suitable spot in the new yard area, so it may get pressed into use there.
Stephen refitted the timber panel at the back of the goods shed and tested the new LED lighting, which worked well (forgot to take a photo - next week...)
He then reviewed the tunnel lighting which was fitted with the board up on end. A power module was fitted and temporarily 'hooked-up' supplying 3v. The first impression was that the lights were too low, but then realised those at the entrance had dropped. These were repositioned and will need reassessing when dry. However, the general impression was that head height was not too low. (Note the use of a burnt out power module to prop the end up while the glue sets.)
The electrical supply was screwed in place together with feeds from the 19v bus, connector strip, tails to the switches etc. The tunnel and workshop require lights, so a rack for 4 switches will be created, just in case. The supply unit can be trimmed down to 1.3v, so some experimenting with lighting levels can be carried out to reduce the glare.
