People
Water tank surroundings remedials
Lorry repaint
The previous week had been cancelled due to personal commitments, so we were all ready for the days tasks (that is, if we could remember what we were working on).
When we arrived in the workshop, the newly painted chipboard floor had been painted. In accordance with application instructions, a further coat will be applied in a few weeks. With the floor markings locating the trestles now gone, we had to remember the setting out criteria..... which we did, eventually.
However, when a mobile phone had been removed from young girls hand, the whole arm flew off, which we never found. He'll sort it out with some filler or heated plastic sprue. Some of the figures are quite tall and slim, which will also require some additional work.
The crane mechanic now has an assistant.
One figure took Geoff's eye - a young man in a dufflecoat - a typical rail enthusiast?
Stephen returned to the relocated water tower base and scraped away the excess plaster filling around the old area. Paint was then applied to the bare plaster to prepare it for re-grassing. This was then applied using a Flockit applicator. Having spoken to an exhibitor at the Woking show, Stephen took their advice and applied a thin coat of PVA and found the grass stayed more upright than previously. Once the glue has dried, some contrasting foliage will be applied.
Meanwhile, Laurence worked on replacing the steel axles that he'd had to cut in half to remove the wheels from the lorry he was repainting. We only had some slightly larger brass rod, but this was cut to length and the wheel hubs drilled to suit. Primer next week?
Stephen then sanded the filler applied to the two cows he'd worked on previously. These were skinny, whitemetal beasts that needed some beefing up. The 3D printed cows also got a bit of sanding. Geoff thinks that if we go for Hereford's, we'll need to beef them all up a bit more. Stephen thought they looked fine and just wanted to paint them - any colour. Maybe a trial run next week?
