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What makes this Sentiel Cornish? It's a model of ECC's No.P403D "Denise". I built the model completely from photographs as I couldn't find a drawing anywhere. The things of note on the prototype are the huge exhaust pipe and the left hand walkway which is covered with some additional equipment (airbrake gear?)

 

I've applied an undercoat to the 3D Print of the Sentinel, some clean up is required but the print is excellent overall. The handrails, despite being 0.32mm in diameter, came out beautifully.

 

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Next job is obtaining the chassis, hopefully the Japanese can help out with something this small!

 

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In addition to the Sentinel I have been working on my Polybulk, which although Farish will be producing their model soon I feel is worth while completing. Hopefully she won't look out of place next to her RTR sisters!

 

The Y25s are my second attempt at bogies in the "Frosted Ultra Detail" material and after making alterations to the first design I have something that works quite well. I have used Parkside Dundas wheelsets; I don't know if they are the correct size but the wagon sits at the correct height, so that's good enough for me!

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Jack

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Ian Holmes

Those are 3D Prints? I never cease to be amazed at what you folks with the ability and aptitude to work with this 3D process can do. Excellent.

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Will J

Beautiful work on the Sentinel, and thanks again for keeping us posted on handrail thicknesses!

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43179

This is a lovely collection of stock youve got coming together - I think N gauge is by far the best way to model modern 'Clay' . The all important CDA hopper is far better represented in N than in 4mm The little peco CDA is still one of my fave wagon models. Look forward to seeing your PRAs - im very jealous!

 

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jon

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rope runner

As said that Sentinel really looks great!

 

Could be worth having a few more printed to sell on at profit...i'd certainly be interested!

 

Paul A.

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Excellent work Jack...I thought it was going to emerge as Sharon when I scrolled down!

 

This really is an impressive amount of rolling stock you are assembling...any further work on the layout to display it?

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Rods_of_Revolution

Sorry for the brief abscence!

 

Thanks all for the kind words!

 

Thanks for the link David, interestingly the TU-7T is the chassis I designed the Sentinel for, which means the wheelbase will be shorter than prototype but should still look ok.

 

Paul, I will probably add the Sentinel in its more common configuration (without the exhaust pipe, air brake housing etc) to my Shapeways shop in the near future.

 

Pete, my layout has currently stalled due to my indecisiveness, basically the track plan changes every 5 minutes, it's gone from a 2ft working diorama of a fictitious location to a scale model of Treviscoe Dries and back again. I really can't decide what to do; I am thinking I may just start building some "prototype inspired" buildings and then make the track fit them.

 

I have just finished my respray of 37175 (Blog to follow), it'll work for '87 Cornwall and appease my appetite for something Scottish! Interestingly a rake of PRAs behind 37175 could be used prototypically in Scotland and Cornwall!

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Jack

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cornish trains jez

Hi Jack,

Nice work on the sentinel. You may have already seen them but there are some nice pictures of the sentinels in Maurice darts "Cornish china clay trains in colour" book.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy

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Rods_of_Revolution

Hi Jeremy,

 

Yes, I think must I have almost every book John Vaughan and Maurice Dart have produced about China Clay. Between the pair of them they have done a cracking job of recording the railways of Cornwall. I am eternally grateful to them both!

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Jack

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DavidLong
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Hi Jack,

 

When I gave you the link I noticed on the Plaza site the Ca-ND-1-Kai which has a 14mm wheelbase. This is correct for my steam Sentinel and so I ordered one. I'm now waiting for it to arrive. My only concern is that it only appears to drive on one axle so the haulage powers may be a bit limited.

 

David

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