81A Oldoak Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Father Dougal said: Hello Mr Klein. I was thinking of the 0-6-0 Sentinel, but I see they do both. Dougal Whichever you go for, they are to me both very attractive locomotives and an excuse to have a Rolls Royce on the layout! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 9 hours ago, 81A Oldoak said: Whichever you go for, they are to me both very attractive locomotives and an excuse to have a Rolls Royce on the layout! Chris Ok, turns out I was mistaken. I thought the Sentinel at Blackpool dries was an 0-6-0 arrangement, turns out she is an 0-4-0. further surfing indicated a 00 gauge modeller of this parish previously converted a Sentinel to depict ‘Denise’ in a rather fetching orange / red colour and Denise worked in Cornwall. So thanks to Mr Klein’s post, I now think my next project will be Denise. Dougal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 A few shots taken today. Running BR blue today. anyone recognise the guy in the brake van? Dougal 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class27 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Really like the wagon sheets in the last pic. How were they done? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, class27 said: Really like the wagon sheets in the last pic. How were they done? Easy,I bought them already done by Skytrex! Dougal Edited September 14, 2019 by Father Dougal Auto correct 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 I have been tinkering with my kit bashed slurry tanker. I replaced the buffers with Oleo style ones as I was getting buffer lock on the curves. I added a spot more weathering too. Here she is at the slurry point and a few more running shots and a caravan. Dougal 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Order placed for 5 PGA kits. These will be in ECC blue and serve a local quarry (not modelled) This rake will be my main wagon project for the winter, whilst I also build my Sentinel. I had fun just running trains today. My Railfreight class 20 was great. Until I noticed I had somehow managed to put both power bogies on incorrectly and one was also the wrong way around so the ladders were in the wrong place! still runs well. Job tomorrow, unscrew and refit. ho hum. Dougal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Father Dougal said: Order placed for 5 PGA kits. These will be in ECC blue and serve a local quarry (not modelled) Dougal Who's PGA kits have you ordered. I've no plans for them just intrigued, I seem to have the wagon building bug at the moment! Plenty to be getting on with mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Just now, D6775 said: Who's PGA kits have you ordered. I've no plans for them just intrigued, I seem to have the wagon building bug at the moment! Plenty to be getting on with mind. Hi, PRMRP. They have been on my to do list for a while. Dougal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) Today D2860 has been busy shunting the siding with a GUV and Mogo, whilst also working the clay dries. I replaced one of the couplers on the clay wagons with a Dapol set. I prefer these and I am slowly replacing all my stock. Dougal. Edited September 15, 2019 by Father Dougal Dyslexia! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Ok, 1 Sentinel kit ordered and 5 PGA kits. I expect the PGA’s to come in several weeks, but all being well the Sentinel should turn up next week, ready for construction to begin the week after when I am on leave. Dougal. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Aha! My Sentinel kit arrived today. I have made a start on the frame, but I can’t do much on the chassis until the wheels arrive. Hopefully the Slaters motor and gear box I have will fit as the kit suggests a Branchlines RU 30:1 gear box and motor. It doesn’t look like the branch lines motors are not easy to get hold of. The instructions are helpful, but I find a photo of the real thing helps- I can’t read a technical drawing for love nor money. More to follow Dougal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Having been entertaining grand daughter number 2 this morning, I needed a bit of time in the shed afterwards to restore my sanity. I have done more work on the Outer frame today. Starting to come together now. (The inner frame includes the axles, motor, etc. I will do this when my wheels arrive.) I added pipe work to each end and also added a few more rivets as ‘Denise’ appeared to have these. I had to modify the frame slightly so that my sprung buffers worked correctly. a few photos. Not the most exciting but still.... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 More progress today. I resorted to surgery. The kit comes with two LONG cabsides, but Denise has 1 long side and 1 short side. On the long side, there are 2 cabinet doors towards the nose and 3 grill style doors around the middle. The roof to this middle bit is at a 45 degree angle and it comes above the cab window line. So, after a bit of cutting and rummaging in my bits box I have the body shell almost done. I will make mine removable. This is a slight change from the kit design, but I thought it would making painting much easier, as the cab and engine areas are all the same colour. Hopefully these photos help. I have yet to add the exhaust or clean up my clumsy soldering. for anyone wondering, these modifications make Denise from 1987 onwards, when fitted to pull CDA’s Dougal. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Today, I have mostly been building the cab interior. Does anyone have an image of inside a Sentinel? I also made the exhaust port and I found some suitable hinges in my bits box to fit to the engine compartment doors. Still waiting on some wheels. Dougal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 I have got as far with Denise as I can until the wheels arrive, so after a tidy up I began dismantling the vans and masking them ready for a repaint. I bought 5 of these from Hattons for silly money. I guess they were not popular in EWS. I had always planned to repaint in Railfreight and sectorisation liveries, but I did dally for a while with running them in EWS colours. These vans come apart too easily, a fact I learned one day when I shut the shed window and a pot fell on one and it dismantled itself! Dougal. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Wheels arrived.... time for a confession. Forgive me Father, fo I have made a mild cock up. I ordered the wheels as specified in the instructions, but they only work with a branch line motor, which has a slimmer axle. (I am using a 2 stage Slaters gear box and Mashima motor, because I have these spare.) So I ordered some other wheels instead, which were a bit of a guess. I couldn’t find any specifically listed as for a Sentinel. luckily my guess worked and they are exactly the size I need. When it said two, I assumed this was 2 sets, not 2 wheels! I need to order more! Doah! oh, I also sprayed the first two vans. I have deliberately gone for the darker grey and red combination on these as they will be in (nearly) new condition. I will add decals and some light weathering tomorrow. The other 3 vans will be Railfreight sector yellow and dark grey. I will do these next month I expect. not sure how the wheels came out upside down! Dougal Edited October 10, 2019 by Father Dougal Australian photography 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeaden Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Good work on the loco build! The picture of the wagon under frames look like an instant scrapyard?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Several parcels arrived today! My second set of wheels for Denise so I can crack on with the chassis and also my PGA kits. These look lovely and shiny. The Ladders have been specially recast which is a nice touch. They have been designed for batch building. I am not in a rush, but I like the idea of having a little production line going. I really must discipline myself to finish Denise before I start these kits Dougal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Busy all day on Denise. It was all going so well, then I lost my grub screw for the gear. Really annoying. anyone know if I can get spares? Anyway, got the body shell done. Just needs a good clean up and then I can glue on the resin details. the chassis is done, but I have yet to add the brakes. looks like Denise to me... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Much better day today. I found a spare grub screw and then of course I found the missing one! All soldering and detail work done. Except; windscreen wipers and brake gear. I tend to fit these last as I would likely break them if they were on now. I had the chassis on the rolling road this morning and on a test track. All appears well so far. As the motor and gears protrude a fair bit in the body shell, I have a good amount of space underneath the chassis for sound chip, speaker etc. I will order these next week. Denise is now covered in grey. Well almost. I ran out of primer, but she looks good. oh, and a few shots of the vans I repainted when I got a bit bored. Dougal. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 A bit more progress. Primer all done and moved on to the buffer beams in yellow. I have also painted the chassis and fitted pickups. Now running in on the rolling road. I expect I will need to add some weight to the rear axle at some point. I have also been painting some more vans. Dougal 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 More progress over a lovely warm and dry weekend. Denise is now painted. I have fitted a driver (Modelu). She runs ok but tends to wobble a tad. I think this is due to the axles being really close together. I added a few weights to test if this improved things and it appears to. I can’t add any weights until the lights are fitted- that is a task for next week. Here are a few pics. I have also finished the vans. They are great but I haven’t taken any pics just yet. Dougal. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 I managed to get away early today, So I spent a few hours in the shed working on Denise. I added weights to the under valance, which runs the full body length. This helped improve running but I still had a wobble. I then wondered if I could add a Delrin chain. I managed to cut down the side collar and this just fitted between the gearbox and the bearing. Once the chain was fitted the wobble had gone! Denise now runs smoothly with no wobble. Dougal. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 More progress over another wet and cold weekend. The headlights and side lights have been wired up. I am in the process of painting the lamp boxes. I have yet to add the tail lights. everything works and also fits neatly together. The chevrons are done and the little china clay emblem. The chevrons are OO gauge and were a pain in the bum to apply! First weathering applied. I need to add lots of white streaks yet, Oh and glazing. fingers crossed, I should be all done next weekend, then I just need to order the decoder, stay alive and speaker. Dougal. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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