Finish new fixings for end backscene panel.
Apply road/earth finish.
A few weeks since our last meeting - life just gets in the way sometimes!
The end backscene panel required a new central hole to replace the hole cut out for the new siding track. Panel sockets were also required over the tunnel mouth and on the front edge. The board was set up on two trestles and the end panel positioned to find a new mid-panel fixing point (Hole B). Once roughly agreed, the edge fixing socket (Hole C) was made. This was a piece of 9.5mm brass rod with a M6 hole drilled, tapped and the outside knurled. This was cut to about 20mm long and then Araldited into the prepared hole. After lunch, when the glue had gone off, the end panel was positioned to locate Hole A. A piece of angle iron was sourced and bolted onto the tunnel roof. When fixed, Hole A was drilled and tapped M6. With Holes A & C ready, the end panel was positioned and Hole B drilled. A screw-in M6 fixing unit was fitted and the end panel was successfully tested.
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It was then decided to complete applying the general yard/road finish. A mixture of filler/plaster, grey grout, brown powder paint and chinchilla dust was made. PVA was brushed over the required areas then the road finish also brushed into place. So much was left over, that any 'earth' areas were also coated. It had just started to dry out as the session finished. We await next week with interest.
Laurence won't be visiting quite so often in future, but we look forward to him dropping in from time to time to keep us on the straight and narrow!
