Thursday Report

This will really be brief, and most of it is much the same as we've seen before.  Sorry.

I'm now making two third-rail beams at once, and it is indeed more efficient as I had hoped.  I was able to cut the beams to length, cut the notches, and drill all the holes.  Then they started getting a first coat of primer.

Technical note:  It was embarrassing that one of the previous beams had holes that didn't line up and had to be redrilled.  I had measured a couple of different cars, and it appeared that they all had a beam length of exactly 6'.  But there are evidently exceptions.  I was told that this next set will be for the 451, so I measured it.  The lengths are actually shorter by about 1/4" to 1/2", and for 3/4" holes that can be important.  So this next set is being drilled for the correct spacing -- I hope.

Meanwhile, Tim was producing more wood for the (1)268 with its complicated window arrangement.

These toy harpoons, though, should be a big seller in the gift shop:

Later, by carefully balancing the beams, I was able to get all six sides painted.

Fred was hard at work on the wiring for the 306.  Getting a picture of the complicated arrangement inside the controllers is difficult.  But here, the three grids are patiently waiting for installation.