When we last saw the 319 and 409, yesterday at about 4 PM, Ron Coy had just started laying out the lettering on one side of the 409. By 9 AM this morning he was finishing up the outlines on the second side,
and all of the numbers were done.
He can really work fast.
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and all of the numbers were done.
He can really work fast.Disclaimer: Hicks Car Works does not endorse smoking cigarettes. Don't try this at home, kids.
And here's a view of the finished car, as it moves over to track 2 for touch-up work on the other side. Meanwhile, prep work on the 319 continued. I worked on windows some more, and provided information on lettering that was needed for the 319.
Jamie did the necessary switching in Barn 2, and we then moved the 319 over to track 22, and put it west of the 460. Jim and his team were planning to repaint the gray later today.
This left Ron temporarily with little to do, so we then pulled the blue cars out of Barn 8, and I ran them over to 50th. Here Ron did the outlining on one letterboard of the 308,
where the outlining had never been applied. It now looks better, and consistent with the 309. The blue cars are back in Barn 8, and the 319 is spending the night in Barn 2.I also went over to check on the 321. The tarp has come part way off again, exposing the north side this time. I put some extra windows in place; luckily it's supposed to be clear for a few days. Perhaps we can somehow get the tarp back in place soon.
3 comments:
I thought all the masking was removed from the 319 and 409, but I see it still on several windows and even some painted areas. What gives?
The first comment plays into mine. You will recall that the wood shop made 12 new window sash for the new acquisitions to be used as drop sash in the doors. There has been a conspicuous lack of help to glaze and install those. Likely that is the temporary plywood blanks that the first commentor saw in the pics.
But look closely, and you will see one installed in the Number 2 end of the 409, right side. Some of our wood shop sawdust makers took it on themselves last Wednesday to get at least on of those installed. Of course the plan was to have them in and painted when the car was painted, but so far that has not happened.
The question at hand - I have volunteer labor to continue to get the remaining three windows in the 409 today - where is the car spotted? Hopefully somewhere that us crippled and hobbled old warhorses can get in and out.
Bob Kutella
The 319's windows were being masked again because the gray had to be resprayed. By the time we moved the car over to 2, they were nearly all done.
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