Upon stripping the loco down, this corner of the window frame was found to have been a BR bodge from years back, sadly the bottom corner had been cut to short and was filled with sealant with over the years and let water in causing damage to the wood frame below.
With the new section welded in, a piece of plywood as seen in the bottom corner was used to mark up the exact place it needed to be cut so its flush up against the window.
One of the few cabside panels that has had the bottom 6 inches replaced on it due to corrosion. Now sporting a nice shade of green its awaiting to be refitted
More steel work being replaced on the west-side of the loco. This has been drilled out along the bottom edge and then plug welded to the frame. As can be seen from the picture, pressure is being applied to the area whilst the welding is taking place.
Who doesn't love a bit of shinny brass?, Both No2 end horn grills being test fitted.
The new door frame base and uprights now in place and given a coat of primer
One area that was left from being cleaned up and primed and awaits to be cut out and replaced.
And just like magic, the area pictured above has now been replaced along with another section to the left of the sandbox.
The No2 end drivers side roller blind fitted back in place, the inside of the box have been given a coat of cream paint
The new hinge fitted into place holding the roller blind box to the loco, not the best of jobs to be doing on a red hot Sunday during a heatwave.
The new slots for the roller blind handles and the water trays fitted to the drivers side marker light box,
Upon stripping the nose down around the No2 window screen we discovered that one of the brackets was missing the protect the water nozzle from damage was completely missing, So like Magic, one was made and delivered to site a few days later.
One of the tail lights all stripped down and having new gaskets made for it.
One of the No2 end nose doors cleaned back to bear aluminium ready for priming
Two rubbed down and primed front doors
More steel work added to the west side of the loco. The section has been tacked in ready for welding at a later date.
More sections of the bodywork being prepped and measured up for new steel
The No2 end wiper motor's all cleaned down and primed.
Tim caught in action cleaning the No2 end horns up ready for painting
Now sporting some green undercoat and ready for some bits to start being fitted back onto it. Its amazing to see the progress the group has made in just 6 months with a handful of people.
Now sporting some green undercoat and ready for some bits to start being fitted back onto it. Its amazing to see the progress the group has made in just 6 months with a handful of people.
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