As a result of minor modifications to the tooling it was necessary to forego the production slot for the casting run. Rescheduling the manufacturing date meant that nothing could happen during March and April.  This minor frustration was more than compensated for when the casting started at the end of May.

As these photographs show, the quality of the raw articles is incredibly good.

A top shot.

Seen from the front.

No machining work has been undertaken: this is the casting after removal of the sprues and flashing.