Project 27: Early January Winter Update 2024
With the start of the new year and the frames sheeted over, to protect them from the elements, the team has started to move forwards on two fronts…
With the start of the new year and the frames sheeted over, to protect them from the elements, the team has started to move forwards on two fronts…
With the start of the new year and the frames sheeted over, to protect them from the elements, the team has started to move forwards on two fronts…
Following on from the beginning of the year the team has slowly been working towards finishing off the final construction & riveting up of the main frames…
Following on from the start of the year and with the side valances previously set in place after the temporary fitment of the front end for alignment the four valence end plate wings where finally welded into place. With this work completed a start could be made at finishing off the final riveting to the rear end of the frames as well as the front end, once the counterweights had been removed and in doing…
2022 a new year and a fresh start on project 27 following almost 2 years of lockdowns, restrictions & towards the tail end of 2021 the team getting back upto speed with where we left off. Work has mainly concentrated on progressing on with the overhaul of some of the various components currently taking up space in the villas so that we can either hang them back on the frames or put them into storage…
With Autumn upon us & restrictions further lifted the team has progressed on with the painting of the frames with the first top coat black being applied to the frame plates before the weather inevitably turns too cold to make any further progress…
With Autumn upon us & restrictions further lifted the team has progressed on with the painting of the frames with the first top coat black being applied to the frame plates before the weather inevitably turns too cold to make any further progress…
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