Hello all, and welcome to another update. We are still continuing our push on the tanks, with this week picking up where we left off with 3777. Tom and Mark both popped in during the week to paint some more of the difficult areas, and then carried on with both headstocks and both solebars!
I treated us to a new spray gun, and made good use of it on Saturday. I spent some time getting the equipment set up and talking Barry through the set up. Dave put together the templates for A6090 so that we can make a start on the signwriting. Barry and I got to the stage of mixing the paint.
Nick, Oliver and Dan ended up going to Loughborough to respond to report of a droplight not working, worthwhile as there wasn’t a lot that could be done while the wagon was being painted.
Barry very ably assisted me while I was spraying the tank, moving steps, carrying the pressure pot and making sure that I didn’t get tangled up in my own hoses. Dave avoided us and started to paint the W irons and underframe on the opposite side to where I was spraying.
Dave also tweaked the south end air brake hose as this had been fitted 180 degrees out, and also made a start on picking out some of the plates on A6090.
Sunday was a little more sedate with Nick and I on site. I concentrated on some of the signwriting on A6090, while Nick used the portable lamps and touched in any area of underframe that had been missed or needed a second coat.
That’s where we wrap up this week’s update, we’ve made excellent progress on 3777, and A6090 is on the finishing straight with sginwriting having been started. Join us next week, where I’m sure more signwriting will be done!
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