Wednesday 9th November 2022

Worklist:

Make and fit remainder of aluminium tunnel supports.
Review the new factory buildings shell.

Modify the backscene panel.

Discuss the whole site area.

Geoff and Stephen actually started the session not sure what to do. Stephen had been working on new factory building cardboard parts, so the two new boards were set up. Geoff then remembered that he needed to make a third aluminium tunnel support and fit it and the one he'd made last week.

Try out new factory building cardboard shell.

A van in front of the future ground level loading area.

Stephen assembled the various parts of the building and checked for fit, alignment and obstructions. Once Geoff had finished the brackets, serious discussions about the building took place. Geoff made a few comments and suggestions, and then realised that we hadn't given the back scene any consideration, so this was retrieved from storage. This panel (erstwhile having two holes for track) is normally bolted to the bridge board into ferrules fitted into the bridge. In a 6-board format, the panel would be fixed to the 3-track factory board. We needed another hole! The panel was offered up and the new hole marked-up for cutting out, but 'the hole' contained a fixing point. A new fixing point suitable for bridge board and factory was decided and the hole cut out. A 100x50mm timber block was produced to support the panel on the factory board and house the fixing ferrule. It all went well.

The new central hole

New fixing and support post

The corner of the board had to be reinforced with a block to allow the panel bolt ferule in the corner to be fitted. The block was deliberately over-sized to form a base for a pillar for the overhead pipework structure to be planted.

With the buildings sketched out, the purpose of stone works, final building use/style and potential use of yard was discussed in more detail. It was decided that the central gap between the factory and office building would be a full-width vehicle dock with a pair of double doors (for the time being). Stephen then used previously 3D printed pallets and stoneware items to investigate how the yard might be used. Geoff suggested that pallets might not have been widespread in the early 60's, and that crates and straw packing might be appropriate. Some investigation required.

Another productive day.