2012 - Week 23-24

'Which one of you bucking windows broke my winders'

It started with windows -

Then a day cooking burgers with Gordon Ramsay and Co at Battersea Power station for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation . I worked for Gabrielle's father Marc in London and New York -

Inside the old station on the day it's future was  announced   -

The very very tasty sliders served out to some very glamorous guests -

In the middle I had a trip to the seaside -

Also a quick rear panel replacement -

Then it finished with windows again -

Below, the modified bucking bar for hard to buck places around the ribs -

Stay tuned for Week 26-27

Project Shorty - Airstream design mock up

We are restoring an airstream which is having the interior designed by industrial designer adrian weidmann , a very gifted young designer from switzerland. In fact, this is the second airstream we have worked with Adrian's company on -

We scheduled in a weekend for modelling the interior to check how the design worked inside the trailer -

Trailer body had just landed back on the chassis the day before -

Below Adrian with client's friend talking over the objectives of the weekend before we started -

Foam board at the ready, this was the beginning of a busy weekend - 

Below, Pete Bull from ukairstreamers had kindly agreed to help Adrian & Co model for the weekend -

Front dinette takes shape -

It might be plastic, but it is still strong enough to sit on -

Time for a few jokes -

Then a final check -

Observer Food Awards 2012

We got a late request last week from the Observer to supply a trailer and scout out a location

This is the visual we got -

This is the location we suggested and they liked it, this is just behind our workshop on the overbury farm estate -

 A few days later the crew arrived -

Then a few days later again, a draft photo for the launch of the observer food awards -

And a few days later again it is in print and online -

Below, I picked up a copy at Belfast Airport on Sunday morning -

what became of the broken arches.....

What do you do with those rusted wheel arches on your vintage trailer?

The simple answer is use them as templates and remake them on a like for like basis only this time seal the cut edges to avoid corrosion kicking in prematurely  -