Yes the Cold Stores Locker is now open for display with a grate over the hatch. You can now look down and see part of the final display. I say "part" because I'm trying to locate a milk can, a couple of cheese boxes, and a few other items to finish it out.
As far as the stainless panels go, Mark S. and I removed half of them down officer's row to get them polished. For those of you that don't know, we uncovered some truely remarkable things that Rick and I are in the process of trying to preserve for future generations. Apparently, the panels were never removed during the boats service. On the back of each of the panels is the original grease pencil marks that were made during the building. On the walls themselves, we found what we beileve are weight calculations and the original grease pencil marks made by the inspector during his inspection of the rivets. We can see which ones didn't pass and they still have his signature next to the "Rejected" tag. As this is a forgotten piece of the boat's history, we're doing what we can to preserve what we found. On the panels, great care is being taken to polish one side while preserving the back. It's a challange.
Also, we removed the mirrors from the officer's country. I can't work miricles in regards to some of the large dents and deep scratches, but I can polish the smaller ones out. The goal is to take them back to what they looked like 60 years ago.
