Continued working on the entrance today, noting that I started this particular job on the 23rd April. The fitting up of this section of work has such a lot of dependencies that I felt it was time to produce a proper project plan as I had for the MW when the time came to reassemble it. So this I did yesterday evening, though only for rebuilding the side of the bus as far as the rear wheelarch.
Accordingly, working to the plan, I drilled all the holes in the lower riser today, which included countersunk holes to attach it to the lower step frame and 4BA tapped holes for the MCW coach builders plate.
I removed all the paint from the MCW plate and polished the lettering then sprayed several coats of black onto it. I will polish the lettering when the paint has sufficiently hardened.
Marked up the hole positions for the upper step plank to be drilled and then drilled holes in the lower frame to attach the lower step. It appears that the worthy who made this did not appreciate how the tread plank would have to fit in the frame, however a bit of packing around the screws will sort this out.
Here’s the first draft of the project path diagram: