Hi Steve
The metal parts are more-or-less straightened, though the Thompson needs a little more tweaking. The problem with the metal is that it is quite heavy and doesn't stick well to the resin.
Yep, heatwave on the way, just when we're all getting into Autumn mode - time to get the shorts out again. Bank holidays pass me by these days, but I'm reminded of when we were given a new wall calendar at the IWM every January, and used to take great delight in marking in all of the public holidays in bright pink as soon as we could - made the year look less foreboding (boss was never impressed).