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00:01Here at the Repair Shop,
00:03countless treasures have been brought back to life.
00:09That reveal so much about who we are
00:12and where we're from.
00:15But there's so much more out there
00:18that's not yet made it to the barn.
00:21This is amazing.
00:23So the team are hitting the road.
00:25I just love getting up close and personal with the objects.
00:28And we're going to get a glimpse into some amazing heritage crafts.
00:31Yes. I cannot wait.
00:34On a unique adventure.
00:36Oh, yes.
00:37This is terrifying.
00:40To join forces with expert craftspeople.
00:43Whoa!
00:44If we don't point these joints, moisture's going to penetrate.
00:47On their most ambitious restorations, yes.
00:50To think every day you come up, this is your office.
00:52Wow! It's big!
00:54Keeping heritage crafts alive.
00:57Keep going, keep going.
00:58Yeah.
00:59It's getting hot in there.
01:00On precious restorations around the country.
01:03I can't even imagine what it looks like.
01:06Wow!
01:07There's a legacy here that needs to be protected.
01:09This time, Will and Dorma are heading into Scotland's central belt.
01:22In search of a massive lift.
01:24A full-cut wheel.
01:26What a beauty.
01:28And its mini-me.
01:29This is it.
01:30This is a lot bigger than I was expecting, I'll be honest.
01:33In the barn.
01:34Meet Wappy.
01:35Julie and Amanda.
01:37Hello, man.
01:38Hello, Wappy.
01:39Combine forces to rescue a much-loved companion.
01:43One head, one body.
01:44Yeah.
01:45And Will has designs on Silversmithie.
01:49Yeah, that's looking really good.
01:50You've not even jumped out the line or anything.
01:53Because I've been holding my breath whilst doing this.
01:58Once at the forefront of Scotland's industrial revolution, the historic town of Falkirk lies
02:05in the Forth Valley between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
02:09The town's tradition of engineering expertise is reflected in the Kelpies.
02:14Steel sculptures of mythical creatures from Scottish folklore.
02:18And just a few miles down the road, the team are headed to another marvel of the modern age.
02:27Falkirk.
02:28Falkirk.
02:29I quite like this area.
02:30It looks nice here.
02:31I've been invited to the Falkirk wheel today.
02:34It is a mind-blowing feat of engineering.
02:38I don't know really how it works, so I'm not too sure.
02:40I'm going to find out more.
02:41Oh!
02:42I think I know what that is.
02:43Do you?
02:44I think I know what that is.
02:45The Falkirk wheel is world famous.
02:48There it is.
02:49A rotating boat lift bridging a 35-metre gap between two canals.
02:55And Will's never had the chance to visit until today.
02:59Look at the size.
03:02But he's not here to fix that wheel.
03:05Instead, he's at the visitor centre, home to an elaborate scale model of the original.
03:12Richard.
03:13Hello, Will.
03:14Good to see you.
03:15Will has been called in by Richard Miller from Scottish Canals.
03:19This is it.
03:20This is the model.
03:22It's a brilliant example of how the Falkirk wheel works.
03:27So this model was built by local college students to learn about how the Falkirk wheel is constructed.
03:34You can look at the Falkirk wheel.
03:36You can see it gracefully moving in the sky.
03:40But there's nothing like actually just getting close in.
03:43Yeah.
03:44Understanding the mechanism.
03:46And when it worked, there's an engine here at the back that drives that central axis just like it does up there.
03:53But it's just not working.
03:54Unfortunately not.
03:55No.
03:56That's why I'm here.
03:57How long has this been out of action for?
04:00It was put away about 2003.
04:02Really?
04:03We found it recently in a cupboard.
04:05It still turns.
04:06But some of the wheels, it runs on little wheels.
04:10Some of them are broken in there.
04:12The motors have gone.
04:14And actually the cog mechanism here at the back that is so crucial to keeping these gondolas in place.
04:22The cogs have come out as well.
04:24Why is it so important to have this repaired?
04:26What we want to do is to get it back operational.
04:30So young people, future engineers coming in, exploring this model, getting an understanding of it and then heading inside the real thing.
04:39Well, we'll do our very best to get it working.
04:41I can't wait.
04:43But before restoring the model, Will needs to understand how the real thing works and why it was built.
04:52Now, the need for a boat lift, that's quite high up, right?
04:56And we're a lot lower here. So you need some kind of way of bringing the boat down.
05:01So the canals in the past had been the first sort of major transport system for the Industrial Revolution.
05:08And then they'd fallen into disrepair and decline.
05:11And in 2000, our job was to bring them back to life.
05:15At the bottom of the hill, we had the Forth and Clyde Canal.
05:18And at the top of the hill, we had the Union Canal.
05:21Travelling all the way into Edinburgh, what we needed to find was a really modern and exciting way
05:25of saying these canals are back and we're going to connect them back together.
05:29And that's how we ended up with the Fulcook Wheel.
05:31Wow.
05:33In the past, the Union and the Forth and Clyde canals were linked by a series of eight locks.
05:39But when railways replaced the canal system, the locks were dismantled.
05:44The wheel was built as a state-of-the-art alternative to revitalise the area,
05:49opened by Queen Elizabeth in May 2002.
05:58That is the world's only rotating boat lift.
06:01It's super, super efficient. It runs on the power of six kettles.
06:05Hold on. It runs on the power of what?
06:07Six kettles, 1.5 kilowatt-hours is all it takes to operate 1,800 tonnes of steel and water.
06:16And the reason for that is Archimedes' principle.
06:20Archimedes worked this out, that anything that floats in water displaces its own weight in water.
06:25So you can have a massive boat in one gondola and a canoe up in the other,
06:29and it will still be in balance.
06:31And that allows it to have this really simple, graceful movement.
06:34Very clever.
06:39The Fulcook Wheel is an engineering triumph.
06:42But the repair shop's challenge is to restore the same mechanical perfection to the model.
06:49To help with that,
06:50Will's bringing in a member of Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers, Dan Cook.
06:56Oh, hey.
06:58Hey, Dan.
06:59Look at this.
07:00Pretty cool, isn't it?
07:01What a model, yeah.
07:02This is the model, or the Fulcook Wheel.
07:03This was made over 20 years ago.
07:05Yeah. Oh, wow.
07:06Well, it's showing a little bit of that age.
07:09Yeah.
07:10That's for sure, I think.
07:11Could do with a good clean and a scrub up.
07:13It needs more than that, Dan.
07:15I mean, it's meant to sort of turn around and sort of do all these different flaps and everything else.
07:20Oh, right. Yeah, fully functioning.
07:21It is like a miniature model of the main wheel.
07:23Yeah.
07:24Unfortunately, it's just not turning.
07:25Oh, yeah.
07:26This is more your kind of area of expertise than mine.
07:29Yeah, models, miniatures, yeah.
07:32Dan has a passion for constructing and restoring model steam locomotives.
07:37He has the engineering skills and a fully equipped workshop to take on this challenging task.
07:45I think perhaps we've got a wee bit of a job on our hands, but nothing's impossible.
07:50There are some little motors on the back here.
07:52OK.
07:53I'm not too sure.
07:54Well, with electrics involved, perhaps.
07:56We'll dig into it.
07:57If it doesn't move, there's maybe some kind of part of the mechanism, the motors, maybe the gears.
08:03Yeah.
08:04Maybe even one of the bearings could be damaged.
08:06I know that these should sit horizontal.
08:09Pretty level.
08:10Yeah.
08:11Yeah.
08:12Whereas if it didn't...
08:13This one looks quite stiff.
08:15You can imagine it would never be like that because water would be pouring out and you'll fall out as well.
08:20Exactly.
08:21That wouldn't be fun.
08:22It's a boat lift, not a roller coaster.
08:24Exactly.
08:25At the moment, the metalwork looks really tired and dull.
08:29The paintwork is cracking, flaking away.
08:32So not only does this need to function properly, but it also needs to look really eye-catching too.
08:36Yeah.
08:38So this is something that you could do for me?
08:39Certainly.
08:40It'll be fun to work on a model of the real thing which I've been on in the past myself.
08:45Have you?
08:46Yeah.
08:47Oh, it's fantastic.
08:48There's so many different scopes of engineering that fall within this model and the full size, of course.
08:55You've got the right pass for the job.
08:56I love it.
08:57Good fun doing it as well.
08:59Lovely.
09:00Perfect.
09:01As Will puts the model wheel in the safest of hands, Dom's been out on the road in search of a treasured possession
09:09in need of TLC from the team in the barn.
09:14He's travelling to meet a brother and sister from the city of Dundee.
09:19Robbie and Chris Parkin.
09:22Exciting.
09:23What a beautiful day.
09:25It is.
09:26Who are joined by Robbie's very special friend.
09:31Hi Dom.
09:32Hi.
09:33Please take a seat.
09:36There you go.
09:37Sit Wapi here.
09:38Who is this?
09:40This is Wapi.
09:41I've had Wapi for a massive 51 years.
09:4651 years?
09:47Yeah, he's the same age as what I am.
09:49But what happened, Robert was born in a special baby incubator.
09:54Yeah.
09:55But at that same time, Ninewells Hospital, the teaching hospital in Dundee opened.
10:00And so Robert was the very first baby in Ninewells in the special baby care unit.
10:05One of the most modern medical facilities in Europe when it opened in 1974, Ninewells Hospital in Dundee is still renowned today for its pioneering neonatal care.
10:18Robbie was the first of thousands of babies given a better chance of life by the new hospital.
10:26Why were you in that special unit?
10:28Well, I was born six weeks premature.
10:32Six weeks premature?
10:33That's right.
10:34Yeah.
10:35That's scary.
10:36There must have been some nurse that brought Wapi to me, tend to look after me.
10:43Yeah.
10:44It was really dark times.
10:45We nearly lost Robert.
10:46Wow.
10:47He had loads and loads of operations until he was about eight.
10:52Goodness me.
10:53So, he's a miracle really, eh?
10:55Yep.
10:56Yeah.
10:57And all the while he's had his wee pal Wapi.
11:00Yep.
11:01Tell me about him.
11:02Well, he sleeps with me every night and he's been looked after me ever since then.
11:09I mean, it's even helped me there being like a six year age difference between us.
11:15Wapi was like a bonding thing.
11:17That helped us to bond as brother and sister because I used to sit and draw Wapi for you, didn't I?
11:22That's right.
11:24So, how was childhood for you growing up?
11:28The first thing I wanted to do was kick a football.
11:31Oh, really?
11:32And I've loved football ever since.
11:35I've even participated in the Special Olympics.
11:40Really?
11:41That was in 1993.
11:43How did you do?
11:44Won two medals.
11:46It was a gold and a silver.
11:49What are you hoping we're able to do?
11:51Well, I'm hoping for the same sort of eyes he's got, his ears.
12:00I've just noticed that he's got one leg longer than the other.
12:04He's obviously had quite a life.
12:06Oh, yeah.
12:07He had his few eyes.
12:09Yeah.
12:10He had his bit round there and then his mouth coming up.
12:13He's sort of lost all of his mouth, hasn't he?
12:15So, are you hoping to at least get him looking a bit more like he did whilst you were a kid?
12:21I'm hoping, yeah.
12:23It's my number one.
12:25Are you going to miss him?
12:26Yeah.
12:27Yeah.
12:28Well, I promise you, he will be in safe hands.
12:29We'll take good care of him and we'll do our best to get him looking a bit like he did when you were a kid.
12:35That'd be amazing.
12:37It's been a pleasure, Dom.
12:38Thanks very much.
12:40Nice to meet you.
12:41All right, take care.
12:45Thank you so much.
12:46Take care.
12:47You coming, bro?
12:48Yeah.
12:49Bye, Wapp.
12:52Oh, Wappie.
12:55As Wappie makes his way to the barn, in his workshop, Dan is wasting no time getting to grips with the scale model of the Falkirk Wheel.
13:06So, here I have one of the main water troughs off of the Falkirk Wheel model.
13:12These parts with the wheels, I would call these bogies in the train world, in the railway world.
13:19They're a sort of pivoting assembly and it allows this whole trough to rotate within the wheel.
13:27But one of the bogies is missing.
13:29I've got this piece of round bar, this piece of steel here.
13:32I'm going to fix it in the lathe and start machining.
13:35The miniature trains have a very similar sort of shape, the wheels.
13:41It's a sort of cone shape.
13:43They've got a couple of flanged pieces, which stop them falling off the circular hole that they sit in on the Falkirk Wheel.
13:54Next, I'm making the groove that runs on the rail, so the groove and the wheels.
14:01Nice and slow here.
14:05So, I've got all the constituent parts here.
14:13I've got the bogie frames, the wheels and some little brass washers.
14:18Slip those on.
14:24And then I'm going to pop it into the vise and tap that home.
14:28Right, I'm just going to compare this to the original one.
14:36See how close I got.
14:38Yeah.
14:39That's looking pretty much bang on like the original.
14:44Along the road, Will's getting the full Falkirk Wheel experience.
14:51Right, here we go.
14:52First, he's taking a trip to the top.
14:53Archimedes BMK.
14:54On this sailing, we have 86 passengers and three crew.
14:55From the 4th and Clyde Canal, the boat moves into the lower gondola.
15:08Then the gates are closed.
15:11As hydraulic motors rotate the central axle...
15:15I've only just realised that we're moving.
15:19..the gondola and boat start to rise.
15:22This is really smooth.
15:25To be moving something so heavy into the air.
15:29Mid-ear, there's time for skipper Stephen Connolly to join him.
15:36Hi. Hello.
15:37Hello, Will. How are you?
15:39Good to see you.
15:40Who's in charge of the boat?
15:41One of my colleagues.
15:42OK, good.
15:43We've got a second person.
15:45This is great.
15:48So, it's actually been pretty quick to get from the ground level.
15:51Four and a half, five minutes, that's all.
15:53Which, years ago, would have taken you six or eight hours
15:56when we had a lock system.
15:59Why is this so important to the local community?
16:02It's given them a sense of pride back in their area.
16:04The area, for many years, was very heavily into engineering,
16:07foundries, metalworking.
16:09And, of course, 1950s and 60s all disappeared
16:12and the area was in decline.
16:14So, this has really brought a focus back in
16:16and bringing lots of visitors, lots of tourists
16:19and just making the place really nice.
16:25Thank you so much for having me on board today.
16:27Is there any way, before I go back,
16:29I can have a look at the inner workings of this?
16:31Once we get back down, you absolutely can.
16:33Dom's hot-footed it back down to the barn,
16:39with Robbie's beloved companion tucked safely under his arm.
16:46Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.
16:52Meet Wappy.
16:54Oh, Wappy.
16:55He's a little lamb.
16:56Wappy is entrusted into the expert care
16:59of soft toy restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch.
17:04Isn't he lovely?
17:05He's beautiful, isn't he?
17:06Oh, look.
17:08There's a lot of love in there.
17:09There is.
17:10Yeah.
17:11Look, he's got little crocheted feet.
17:13Wow.
17:15So, tell us a little bit more.
17:17Well, he was given to Robbie the day he was born
17:20in intensive care because he was very premature.
17:22Oh, right.
17:23And it's been with him ever since.
17:24So, how old is Robbie now then?
17:26Robbie's in his 50s now.
17:27Wow.
17:28That's amazing.
17:29I know.
17:30I mean, I don't have soft toys or anything like that.
17:32Dom.
17:33But I know.
17:34I know.
17:35But from speaking to Robbie, I kind of get it.
17:37It's the way he would talk about Wappy was like talking about a friend.
17:41Yeah.
17:42And would help him through the tough times.
17:43A constant.
17:44Yeah.
17:45He's always there.
17:46Never looks any different.
17:47He's just there.
17:48Yeah.
17:49Okay.
17:50Did Robbie give you any sort of do's and don'ts?
17:52I think Robbie completely appreciates that Wappy's been through an awful lot.
17:56He's been loved.
17:57But he did mention that he used to have like a little, you could sort of see the faint
18:00outline of like a little sort of stitched mouth.
18:02I think a sort of considerate, cautious approach to preserving it.
18:07Do you feel that Robbie still uses him actively or does he sit sort of on show?
18:12Oh, 100%.
18:13No, no, no.
18:14He's with him.
18:15Yeah, yeah.
18:16He's got to be strengthened from that respect.
18:17Yeah.
18:18Okay.
18:19But importantly, still needs to look like Wappy.
18:20Yeah.
18:21I don't think his body and everything is too bad looking at it.
18:23His neck, I think he's been held probably like this and obviously a lot of kissing.
18:28A lot of cuddling.
18:29Well, good luck.
18:30See you later.
18:31Thanks, Dom.
18:32It's very sweet.
18:33Yes, isn't it?
18:34How are we going to tackle it?
18:41Splitting up?
18:42Yeah.
18:43Do you want the head?
18:44Okay.
18:45Yeah.
18:46My most worrying bit is this nose.
18:49Yeah.
18:50I'm so worried about actually once I take the stuffing out because he could just disintegrate.
18:54So that is going to be really tricky.
18:56Well, shall I carefully unstitch his head and we'll just...
19:00Take it from there.
19:01Take it from there and see how it can get on.
19:03Yeah.
19:04Be gentle with it.
19:05I know.
19:06I can see where the stitches are.
19:08Ooh.
19:09What's going on?
19:11Oh, no.
19:14Oh.
19:15I've never seen anything like that.
19:18How have I?
19:19Well, you wanted the head.
19:21I'm just going to carry on with this.
19:24Come on.
19:25Can't wait.
19:27As Wappi's being gently prepared for treatment, in Falkirk, Stephen is taking Will deep inside
19:35the wheel's workings.
19:39This is the brains of the operation here.
19:41They're in the engine room.
19:43Oh, my gosh.
19:44It's like setting foot inside the mechanism of a Swiss watch.
19:49Oh, ho, ho, ho.
19:55Well, we've come up through three levels.
19:57Now we're up to hydraulics behind you.
20:00Physical things that make the wheel move.
20:02And then round the outside, we've got the hydroelectric motors here.
20:06And then behind that, we have four reduction gearboxes.
20:10I almost feel like I'm in the centre of the model itself.
20:13Yeah.
20:14But this is like the real heart of the beast, isn't it?
20:15This is the heart of the beast.
20:19Nearby, model maker and engineer Dan begins the task of rebuilding the miniature version
20:26of the wheel.
20:29This is the typical size of spanner that I'm used to working with.
20:33If you're building a scale model, you need scale size bolt heads.
20:38Let's see if it fits.
20:41Gently feed it through.
20:44Yeah.
20:46Keep the wheels on.
20:49These are the grooves here.
20:51These are my new wheels.
20:53You can see the wheels running on the rails.
20:57The flange at each side of the groove stops the whole trough sliding off the rails.
21:03And there we go.
21:05We have movement.
21:06We have success.
21:09But not everything is fitting together quite so sweetly.
21:14So the main bearing is a bronze material and it's made up of two halves.
21:20Now it looks like it's loose, if I just pull it off here, because there's a multitude of
21:26the screws missing, about five of them, so that's not going to help.
21:30But the ones that are still here look like they've actually broken or sheared off.
21:35Dan's now working on the central axle of the wheel.
21:39The same axle Will is about to walk through.
21:46Oh, yes.
21:48Hello.
21:50The acoustics.
21:51Won't want to come in here after a few whiskeys.
21:53There we go.
21:55Look at that view.
21:57Come on.
22:00Here you come.
22:02This is lovely.
22:03Oh, my gosh, you can see for miles.
22:05You can see for over 50 miles in that direction from the top.
22:08Thank you so much for today.
22:09It's going to be a real idea of what this is all about and what means so much to the community.
22:14Yeah, my pleasure.
22:15Thank you so much.
22:16Amanda, how are you getting on? Because I'm just washing those little hand and foot covers and I'm wondering how far off you are.
22:34Poor Wappy.
22:36I've got to be really, really gentle with him.
22:38In the barn, Julie and Amanda are busy working on Robbie's well-loved companion, Wappy.
22:44And it is a tough decision to be made.
22:48So, basically, this muzzle here is rotten.
22:53Yeah.
22:54So, do I line and darn, as we usually would?
22:59Right.
23:00Or replace the muzzle with stronger fabric so that we future-proof him for Robbie?
23:07My gut's leaning to that.
23:09My gut is as well, but I'd wanted to be sure that we've made the right decision because Robbie needs him to last.
23:16I think it'll look nicer. I really do.
23:19Let's just go for it.
23:20Fabulous.
23:21Fabulous.
23:22OK.
23:33This is Wappy's head, now in pieces, ready for me to start to repair him.
23:39Now that he's clean, it's very clear where the rotten pieces are.
23:44You can see the bits that are missing from his nose that need to be strengthened and replaced.
23:49So, I'm just going to make a template from this piece.
23:53As I'm handling these pieces, you can feel how fragile they are.
23:58It's very fortunate, from my point of view, that these are the two sides to his head
24:05and one has still got enough there that I can see the shape of where his snout or his nose was.
24:12So, that makes life a little bit easier for me.
24:16My ears go in here.
24:21Amanda is tracing carefully around the original pieces, forming templates for the new, stronger fabric.
24:30Right.
24:32So, that's my template.
24:35Now, this is the exact reason I keep scraps.
24:40I've just got this piece of material here.
24:43Might not look a bit like Wappy, because he doesn't have that sort of pile.
24:47But, with a little bit of fettling and trimming, I think this is going to make a really good match.
24:56So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to trim the fur away.
25:02And you will see my vision come to light.
25:08As Wappy receives intensive care in the barn, in Scotland, with the main bearing now mended...
25:16So, there we go.
25:17A little tweak up.
25:18That's that screwing.
25:19Dan is powering ahead.
25:21So, the next stage of the fix is the motor, which I think has sustained some damage because of the failed bearing.
25:30I'm going to remove this casing.
25:32So, I think there's going to be something broken inside of this.
25:36This is actually a gearbox.
25:38So, the motor runs quite fast, but the model needs to spin quite slow.
25:43So, there's a gearbox which slows down what the motor's putting out.
25:48There you'll see all the gears.
25:50End of my screwdriver, you'll actually see there's a missing tooth.
25:54It's totally gone.
25:55And the two teeth either side of that gap have got significant damage to them as well.
26:01So, this is the prime culprit here.
26:04Instead of the outdated motor and gearbox, Dan has decided on an upgrade.
26:10More fitting for this modern engineering marvel.
26:13I've made the decision to replace the damaged motor and gearbox assembly.
26:18And I've decided to replace it with this stepper motor.
26:22It's fully controllable.
26:24I can determine what speed I would like it to do without having to change mechanical gears.
26:29And I can start and stop it whenever I like.
26:32With the restoration of the model wheel moving on nicely...
26:36Will takes the opportunity to seek out a fellow crafter.
26:42Outside the border's village of Dunns, he's meeting Katie Watson, silversmith.
26:49Hi, Katie. Good to see you.
26:52How are you?
26:53Not bad. I can hear you.
26:54I was like, I wonder where Katie is.
26:56All the hammering.
26:57Katie specialises in chasing and repoussé, a metalwork technique that uses a hammer to create a design in low relief.
27:07Repoussé uses a hammer on the reverse side, whereas chasing works from the front.
27:14Katie's skills have won her a gold award from the Goldsmith Craft and Design Council.
27:19What are you working on?
27:21I'm making a shallow trinket dish.
27:23Oh, trinket dish.
27:24Yeah, so I'm just hammering it just now.
27:26Smoothing out all the lumps and bumps.
27:28Lovely. So that was flat.
27:29Yes, it was a flat disc.
27:31Yeah.
27:32And now I'm just planishing it.
27:34So I'm using a nice flat hammer, which is nice and shiny.
27:37Yeah, it looks very nice.
27:38Can I please give it a go?
27:40You want to have a go?
27:41Yeah, please, definitely.
27:42Planishing is shaping and smoothing out the surface of the metal so that it's ready to take on the design.
27:49Do you know, your hammers are in a better state than my hammers.
27:53Whatever surface is on that hammer will be transferred onto the silver.
27:57So you want it nice and pristine, nice and shiny.
28:00So, I'm just kind of hammering, going back and forth, going kind of round in circles.
28:05You can kind of see these guidelines.
28:07Yeah.
28:08Want to have a go?
28:09Slightly terrified.
28:10You've done such a lovely job so far.
28:11Go for it.
28:12Okay.
28:13Yeah.
28:14Right.
28:15Yeah.
28:16Perfect.
28:17And just gradually turn it.
28:20It's kind of like tapping your head.
28:23Yeah.
28:24I know.
28:25Okay.
28:26Yeah.
28:27So, it all looks pretty smooth though.
28:32Oh, actually, oh no.
28:34Yeah, a few ripples.
28:36Would you like to show me how it's done?
28:38Yeah, I'll take over.
28:39Yeah.
28:40It's quite addictive actually.
28:41Yeah, you can kind of get lost in it.
28:42Yeah.
28:43It's quite meditative.
28:44Hmm.
28:49Okay.
28:50I think that is more or less there.
28:52And I think we're ready to chase the design on now.
28:55Sounds great.
28:56Yeah.
28:57Let's go.
28:58Let's go.
28:59So, I've got some different kind of flowers drawn here.
29:02So, I think we'll just take one of them.
29:05We'll use this carbon paper.
29:07Right.
29:08And then if you trace over those lines with this kind of embossing tool, it'll transfer
29:14design straight onto it.
29:15Yeah.
29:16That's really effective.
29:17Well, that's the first one.
29:20What's next?
29:21So, the first tool I use is a line punch and placed onto the metal.
29:34So, do you want to have a go?
29:36Yes.
29:37Yeah?
29:38Definitely.
29:39So, if we start at this line here and follow on.
29:41Yeah.
29:42Perfect.
29:43Yeah.
29:44Perfect.
29:50Yeah.
29:51That's really good.
29:52You've not even jumped out the line or anything, so.
29:55I know that.
29:56Because I've been holding my breath whilst doing this.
30:03That's that leaf done.
30:04Yeah.
30:05Shall I pass them over to you?
30:06You can do the next one.
30:07Finish that off.
30:13Once the design is in place, the dish is then cleaned in a mixture of warmed water and pickle
30:26salts.
30:28Okay.
30:29Let's take out the pickle.
30:31Oh, it's exciting.
30:33Have a look.
30:35There we go.
30:36Oh, don't ever.
30:37Oh, look at that.
30:39Look at that.
30:40We made a trinket dish.
30:41Yeah, we did it.
30:42Okay, so now we'll give it a brass brush to brighten off the details.
30:46You're really buffing up the surface.
30:47Yeah.
30:48So that's taking off any surface dirt.
30:50Yeah.
30:51And really getting into all the grooves, all the details.
30:55Lots of work has gone on to make you miss.
30:57But that is fantastic.
30:59But it's nice to see what you've created at the end of the day.
31:01Yeah.
31:02With your hands.
31:03Yeah.
31:04Well, thank you for passing on some of your knowledge today.
31:06Yeah.
31:07What a wonderful thing to see.
31:08Back in the barn, Wapi is still undergoing major surgery.
31:24This time, it's Julie working on his arms.
31:29So I'm going to start by making a little patch of felt.
31:34So I am literally just backing the hole to then do my repair.
31:41And then using a pair of pliers, I have to feed the patch into the right place.
31:49I'm going to catch it with a pin and then gently remove the pliers.
32:00So now my piece of felt is in position behind the damaged area, I can start darning knowing that I can pick up the felt underneath as I go.
32:10The colour of the thread that I'm using is determined by the colour of the skin of the bear rather than the fur.
32:29That's why I've chosen to go with a slightly more yellow thread.
32:48Amanda has been reconstructing Wapi's head.
32:52And thankfully, it's all starting to come back together again.
32:56Now that I've got both sides done, I can see my idea, if you like, taking shape.
33:02This is the new fabric that I trimmed down.
33:06And this is the line where that is going to join to the old fabric.
33:11And I think it's picking up really well, the different colours here that you can see, the sort of lighter creams and the more beige colour maybe going on here.
33:21I think this is going to look like it's always been there and always been a part of him.
33:27So now I've got to continue this process with the other pieces.
33:30And then I'll be ready to start putting the head back together.
33:33I'm just sewing on Wapi's second ear.
33:49This is the final stages of putting his head back together.
33:55Once he's done, I'll be able to start putting the stuffing in and then we'll see all my work come together.
34:02Right, there we go.
34:04That's the final stitch in his head.
34:10He's definitely starting to look a bit more like Wapi again.
34:12That's very sweet.
34:25Are you ready?
34:27Wow, well done. Look at him.
34:32Oh, Wapi.
34:35All Wapi needs to know is to get back in shape with some fresh stuffing.
34:39Before he's ready to head back up to Scotland.
34:43Where, in the shadow of the Falker Quill,
34:49Will is helping Dan reassemble the newly refurbished scale model.
34:56It's come along well, hasn't it?
34:58It's like a new machine.
35:00This is great.
35:02So you've touched up the paintwork.
35:03Well, not touching up.
35:04Yeah.
35:05You've repainted it.
35:06Totally repainted it.
35:07Wow.
35:08And the metalwork as well, nice and shiny.
35:10Yeah.
35:11Giving that a good clean and polish up.
35:13So, aesthetically, it looks the part, but does it actually function?
35:17Yeah.
35:18We can get ready to give it a test.
35:19So what's first?
35:20What we are going to do is feed it in through the two holes.
35:24Yeah.
35:25Because it runs on the tracks and the holes.
35:27But at the same time, if you can hold this gear up at the end,
35:31so it's actually got to slot in.
35:34Oh, yeah.
35:35That's it.
35:36So like that.
35:37Yeah, that's it.
35:38And then that needs to feed through there.
35:39And this feeds through.
35:40And there's three bolts sticking out the end that actually locate into that gear wheel.
35:46Oh, this really is a multiple person job as well.
35:49Isn't it?
35:50Yeah.
35:51So.
35:52Oh, I see.
35:53Oh, I can see the holes.
35:54You see the holes.
35:55I see the holes.
35:56Right.
35:57Okay.
35:58There we are.
35:59There we are.
36:00I'm in.
36:01I'm in.
36:02Okay.
36:03It's really fiddly getting his nuts on, isn't it?
36:05Yeah, they are really small.
36:06Right.
36:07That nut's done.
36:08Right.
36:09With the wheel back in position and ready for unveiling, Dom's getting close to another
36:15very special reunion.
36:18I'm on my way back up to meet Robbie and Chris to reunite them with Wappy.
36:24The Teddy Bear ladies have done a brilliant job restoring him and it was not an easy job.
36:29Wappy was given to Robbie as the first infant saved by the nurses in Ninewell's new premature
36:36baby unit back in 1974.
36:39For him and big sister Chris, this is a special day.
36:44I'm a bit excited.
36:46Well, he's a big bit excited.
36:49You have been going on nonstop about Wappy.
36:52Wondering about all these adventures and everything, haven't you?
36:57Yeah.
36:58He's under there, isn't he?
37:01He's still sleeping, isn't he?
37:04When we last met, you left Wappy with me.
37:08That's right.
37:09Is this the first time that you've been without Wappy?
37:12Yeah.
37:13He's been with you since you were a baby.
37:15Yeah.
37:16He's been your sidekick really, hasn't he?
37:18Oh yeah, absolutely.
37:19Do you remember what Wappy looked like?
37:21What condition was he in?
37:23Frail.
37:24Oh.
37:25Like in his lugs.
37:27His ears.
37:28His ears.
37:30Part of the eyes as well.
37:31Yeah.
37:32Yeah.
37:33And that whole bit on the face, that was all, that was quite bad, wasn't it?
37:38Yeah.
37:39Yeah.
37:40Are you ready?
37:41Yeah.
37:42To be reunited with Wappy again?
37:43Yeah.
37:44Okay.
37:45Yeah.
37:47purposeful.
37:48Okay.
37:49Oh!
37:51Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
37:52Oh, wow.
37:54Wow.
37:55Oh, oh.
37:58Oh, видите, yes.
38:05It's me, Depp.
38:06Oh!
38:07It's me.
38:09I dear missus.
38:12I'm good to see you again. I've missed you.
38:30See what the tail's like. Oh, look at the tail. Wow.
38:35And they've got a new face as well. Wow.
38:41So not only has he got a new face, but he's all been cleaned.
38:46Right.
38:47His ears have been repaired. His ears were nearly falling off.
38:50Oh, right. Did you get a wash?
38:54Yes, he's had a very good wash. He's nice and fluffy again.
38:57Yes.
38:58And even his hands and feet, they've been reinforced as well.
39:01Yeah.
39:02Robbie, I know that you were worried. What do you think now?
39:06Oh, yeah.
39:07You still happy?
39:08Oh, yeah.
39:09Yeah.
39:10Are you happy?
39:11Excellent.
39:12I'm happy.
39:13Your smile says it all.
39:15And he's enjoyed his stay.
39:18Yeah.
39:21And he also says, thank you very much for appearing me.
39:27Thank you very much.
39:28Not at all.
39:29Absolutely.
39:30I will pass your thanks on to Julian Amanda.
39:31Oh, please do.
39:32To Julian Amanda.
39:33Sure, yeah.
39:34And then he says, I'll remember you.
39:41How are you feeling now you've got Wappy back?
39:43I'm like, oh, over the moon.
39:46And so's Wappy.
39:48Has he started telling you his stories already?
39:50Mm-hmm.
39:51He says I'm looking forward to my chicken fried rice.
39:56Is that what he's having for tea tonight?
39:58Yeah, he's having the same as me.
40:00Is he?
40:01Oh.
40:02It's just so great to see him so happy.
40:05Yeah.
40:06It's worth every single minute just to see him like that.
40:11And I love him as well.
40:12I mean.
40:17Across at the Falk of Quill,
40:19Will has assembled an eager audience of staff and visiting students.
40:26Welcome, welcome.
40:27Hey, Richard.
40:28Hello.
40:29Steve.
40:30Nice to see you all.
40:31Such a big turnout.
40:32This is Dan.
40:33Dan has been working on the model.
40:35You've been working quite hard, haven't you, Dan?
40:37Quite, yeah.
40:38Today's a really exciting day.
40:41I remember seeing it way, way back there
40:43when we were just in the process of creating the Falk of Quill
40:47and bringing it to life.
40:49So it connects us back to a really special time.
40:52What are you all hoping to see?
40:53I'd love to see it working.
40:55Yeah.
40:56But even partially restored and looking good would be fabulous.
41:02Are we all excited?
41:03Yeah.
41:04There we go.
41:05Look at this.
41:06Right, OK, here we go.
41:07Wow, look at that.
41:12Amazing.
41:13Polished up.
41:14Amazing.
41:15Excellent.
41:16I mean, I think it's just brilliant.
41:18I mean, to see it brought back to life, shining there.
41:22But it's not just about the looks.
41:24This model's got some moves too.
41:28Rich, fancy a guy?
41:29I would love to, yes.
41:30Geez.
41:31Wow.
41:32My gosh.
41:33Wow.
41:34Brilliant job.
41:35Well done, Dan.
41:36Good job.
41:37Good job.
41:39Good job.
41:40Good job.
41:41Good job.
41:42Good job.
41:43Good job.
41:44Good job.
41:45Good job.
41:46Good job.
41:49And if the model's purpose was to explain and inspire, then this restoration has really done the job.
41:56done the job. I thought it was really cool. I thought it was really well built. I thought a lot
42:01about becoming an engineer myself, mainly just because I'm seeing a bunch of these amazing
42:05structures. I would love to be able to make something like that and be part of my work.
42:11But yeah, I'd be so cool to make something as big as that. Today has gone really well.
42:15What a turnout. And people of all ages as well, which is what this is all about.
42:21This is something we've been waiting for for so long. And just to see that model
42:25back with us operating was just the best of feelings. So that model is so important to us
42:31to learn about the engineering and to understand how this graceful giant works.
42:38By Dan fixing the model, even if it inspires just one person to get into engineering,
42:44one day they could possibly create something as fantastic as this.
42:48If you'd like to see more fantastic fixes and restorations, search BBC iPlayer for The Repair Shop
43:00on the road.
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