I am going to continue to mix topics of interest in here, as generally they may not have enough of a series of pics or back story to stand on their own in a separate BLOG entry.
But true to the header, we will start with continuing progress on woodwork related projects. Victor Humphreys and Lorne Tweed have glued and assembled the second panel for the new station door.
Victor Humphreys is working on touch up and repair of some divots on the frame, and you will see gray primer has been applied to all the rabbets where the raised panels will be installed. Those panels 'float' in the grooves and are NOT GLUED in place. This allows them to expand and contract with seasonal changes. But therefore, all edges on the panels and in the door must be sealed and painted before the final gluing of all frame pieces takes place.
Pete Galayda examines a shiny polished brass window latch while Simon Harrison uses a felt wheel and buffing compound to work on another. If you look close you can see this mirror like polish glinting into the camera. These are latches and hardware destined for installation in Sand Springs 68.
Here are some pieces of a large scale 1:24 model railroad layout that has been donated to IRM by a long time friend and supporter who has had to relocate his residence. Henry Vincent was instrumental in doing the grunt work of driving across three states to pick this up.
We reported in an earlier BLOG ENTRY that it seemed that repairs would soon be underway on Depot Street. A few days later and several feet of paving have been broken up and are being removed. The connection to the wood shop subject is that several volunteers access the shop over this street. A word to the wise should be sufficient!
Comments
Wed, 04-11-2018 11:28
You mention in the header that you would like to have the Electroliner operational by its birthday. Was it?
Sun, 04-08-2018 20:03
As a child, IRM was always my favorite place to visit. Well, other than grandma's house next to the Geneva Sub. It's been many years since I now [...]
Wed, 04-04-2018 16:01
Those temporary walls could be constructed in a way that allows their reuse after the phase is done to close off the new phases.
Tue, 03-27-2018 03:08
Why did the smoke box cover on the shay need to be replace Do?
Mon, 03-26-2018 16:29
It never ceases to amaze me of the diligence and passion of the current mix of volunteers associated with IRM in 2018. Back when I was a active [...]
Mon, 03-26-2018 11:10
Awesome paint job Jamie!!! I never would of thought with the Rock Island history this locomotive in this scheme would of been preserved. Thanks for [...]
Sun, 03-25-2018 23:56
The Hick's blog lists it as Fruit Grower's Express FGEX #55407. Arrived in Union June 2016.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:51
Good job on the diesel update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.
Sun, 03-25-2018 20:45
Good job on the steam update 2018. Sincere, Ethan A.
Sun, 03-25-2018 00:12
Bill, The 1990 Roster has the PFE #68428; this may be the reefer that we saw moved. It is a rare car and deserves a paint job. Ted Miles, [...]
Fri, 03-16-2018 11:10
It would be rather difficult to operate an 11,000 Volt AC locomotive on our 600 Volt DC wire.
Thu, 03-15-2018 05:57
Good job steam update. Sincerely, Ethan A.