Engine room decoration and gallery
Main yard crane
Coal stage
Geoff had produced a preliminary design for the engine room floor and now trimmed it to size, and fitted it. It was very impressive and just needs a few tweaks. The walls are still being designed - we can't wait to see them.
He then continued detailing the gallery, adding chequer-plate decking and 'cast-iron' brackets.
Geoff and Laurence returned to the yard crane and fabrication of the foundation gear in particular. Following the previous disaster, a plastic gear was considered, but Geoff decided to try the brass disk again. However, this time, the post was reinforced with a section of pipe and the die was then hand-fed - slowly the gear was cut.
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| Blank disk |
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| Hand feeding |
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| The final gear |
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| And cleaned ready for use |
The rest of the base components were then discussed/designed and Laurence set about making them.
Stephen glued the coal stage in place and then joined in with the previous items. Once dry, grass was added around the lower edges to bed it into the surroundings. Ground up coal and some splodges of black paint was added to the staging. A bit too much coal on the floor for the railway manager liking!
