Next!

I'm glad to report that the lobster trap project on the 714 is complete, at least in my humble opinion, fellow citizens.  The entire structure at both ends got a nice thick coat of gloss black, which you can see here.  Of course, there are a lot of surfaces that are hard to see, so there may be some gaps, and perhaps if I get a chance some touchup can be done.  But for the most part, and since just about every unbiased observer will be viewing this from the perspective of the man on the street, as they used to say, it should look pretty good.  Or your money back.

Once the paint is dry, the ropes can be connected to the poles (via the mysterious "monkey links") and then the 714 can run itself out of the barn.

And today's work included final installation of Zach's nifty vent guards.  Safety first!

So I was too busy racing for the finish line to take any pictures of what was going on in the shop.  Pete, Fritz, and Lorne were working on the 160.  And I should mention that Lorne helped me by standing on the platform to identify bare spots that needed painting, while I was on top using the roller.  It's too complicated to explain, you had to be there.   Later in the day Bill showed up to work on bobber parts.

And Tim was removing everything that can't be saved from the roof of the 1808.  As he says, it's like peeling back the onion.  But don't let it bring tears to your eyes.  Anyway, for the time being he's leaving the poles in place, so the car can run itself out of the barn and around the streetcar curves at the west end of the barn.  Since it still needs a lot of structural work on the ends, pulling on its coupler could be disastrous.

And then I spent some time cleaning up the scaffolding in the roof booth.  Once the current occupant of the ICU decides to wake up and go home, we'll be ready for another patient.  Next!?!