First of all an apology to readers for the lack of an entry last week.  This was caused by me locking the tramshed keys in said shed by leaving them on the staircase.  Anyway Jim managed to get there today and we are back in business.

On my way there I collected the pawls for the brake column ratchets from H Downs and Son in Hudderfield.

These were of the usual excellent quality made from another very good pattern from Gerald at Heritage Patterns in Lockwood.  They are virtually ready for use apart from boring out and slotting a keyway in the centre and a little fettling of the flash between the teeth.  These go directly above the bottom brackets for the brake columns which are bolted onto the crown board. 

Here the brackets, which were profile cut by PP Profiles of Batley, are offerred up with the pawl pattern positioned in the correct place.  All this means that the design of the dash can continue.

Ian put primer on the brackets and Jim spent the rest of the day putting more beading onto various parts of the body.  These will look great when they are filled and painted.

I carried on with the prototype seat and produced Mk 5 which when it was pinned together looked like this.

Apart from a few minor adjustments we are now satisfied that we have got the design correct and that the seats will work as a mechanism.  A very good day's work.