Another Saturday, and guess what? There was lots going on, too much to remember, but you'll just have to be satisfied with what follows.
Buzz was mostly working on the new parts for the diner, as seen here. They are, to put it mildly, excellent.
But he was also asked to make up some lettering decals for North Shore car 757, so I came along to help find the car and unlock it. Here he is getting a picture of the number "7". He pointed out that the interior 7 is much different from the exterior 7. Who knew?
Zach is continuing to work on the interior of the 757, even though he lives near Indianapolis. He may be getting help from others, I'm not sure. In any case, it looks great!
Keith was polishing up several whistles.
It looks like all of the windows on the MPB are now installed. Now all we need is doors.
John Sheldon continues his work on the 306. Mostly he was removing the cement floor installed at Shaker. It's a horrendous job, but he keeps working at it.
Ed Woytula was needle-chipping parts of the truck for the Cleveland PCC. He wanted me to point out that Chuck Meter was doing most of this work. I just happened along at the wrong time.
I had wanted to look at the heater circuits in the 451. The heat in the smoker compartment isn't working. Unfortunately the circuits appear to be nearly inaccessible. The plates are held on with Phillips machine screws rusted in place, and I was unable to remove them. So that project is on hold.
I spent most of my time attaching hardware to the side doors. These were replaced several years ago, but several parts were never installed. This little gizmo holds the door open, for instance, but it has to be in exactly the right place, or it's worse than useless. So that was an entertaining project.
And here are a couple more:
Also, we need to install a switch to isolate the batteries when not in use. Linda Evans helped by cleaning it up, along with several other parts like this.
Finally, I painted both sides of the plates for the #2 end.
Well, that's it until next time. See you soon!
The interior of 757 looks immaculate! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteWhat are the plans for the exterior faux fluted stainless steel?
I'd imagine it being a delicate process.
John C.
The painting of the Silverliner sides is really not very complicated, but requires an expert at spray painting with a steady hand. Some practice is required, and after that it's straightforward. I helped out when Dennis Storzek was repainting the 251. If you look at the actual North Shore paint jobs, they're not perfect, but close is good enough.
ReplyDeleteAnd sorry, I got out of the habit of checking my "awaiting moderation" mailbox. It's really annoying that we can't get email notification any more.