Sandy Harper Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks Paul I like your photo, but I don't think I'll do the wasp stripes!! Kind regards Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 They were painted on especially for the event, as the Sentinels the quarry used to have were painted that way. We had to add a small black triangle to the bottom of the wasp striping on the second day, as one picky photographer commented on its inaccuracy! I'll admit it's not my cup of tea either, looks a bit OTT Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'm a little bit late to the party, but that S15 is absolutely fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) I'm a little bit late to the party, but that S15 is absolutely fantastic! Thank you Jack P. Unfortunatly it is still in its box awaiting some good weather to get the primer on it. Not this week!!! Regards Sandy Edited March 24, 2013 by Sandy Harper 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 I was a bit delayed in assembling the motor/gearbox to the chassis as I was waiting for some nylon 3/16" bearings to arrive. These bearings are needed to insulate the gearbox sides from the split axle. You may recall from earlier posts that the axle, with the gearbox on it, requires two Z cuts but there is not enough room to have them both outside the area of the axle covered by the full width of the gear box sides. Hence the need to use insulated bearings. I obtained mine from Brian Clapperton at ABC Gearboxes and had previously used them on my 'Gordon Castle' split chassis build. He supplies insulated bearings as an alternative to the normal brass bearings. You just have to ask when ordering your motor gearbox. When building a 0-4-0 it is essential that all four wheels pick up. A piece of copper-clad 'Vero' board was glued to the side of the can motor to make the connections for current transfer to the motor from the chassis sides via a DCC chip and keep the wiring as tidy as possible. This combination of gearbox and motor is a neat fit inside the bonnet of the locomotive and doesn't require any additional restraining. I have had it running-in for about an hour in each direction on the rolling road, at various speeds, and it will now crawl along a length of track on the '001' speed setting of my NCE controller. I managed to get some primer on the body a few days ago, just before the recent bout of cold weather, but a top coat could be a few weeks away yet! Regards Sandy 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 What wheels have you used Sandy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 What wheels have you used Sandy? I bought them as part of the kit but I think they are Roxey Mouldings offerings. Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Thanks for the quick reply Sandy. Regards Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 The Sentinel just needs a couple of painting touch ups and a coat of varnish to be ready for duty at next weekends Leigh Show. (The vertical boiler seems to be a bit wonky but it is attached to a loose floor at the moment.) Sandy 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 And finally!! She is complete and will be appearing in person at this weekends Leigh '0' Gauge Trade Show. She will be performing on the 'Leigh Locomotive Works' layout. Come over and say hello! Regards Sandy 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Looks brilliant, I love the open roof flaps! But, if I didn't know better. I'd say that was A certain Southern colour..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Hi Jack, Thank you. The colour came out of my paint selection, Humbrol Gloss, Why I had it, I don't know? It very closely matches a photograph I was given of a preserved Sentinel painted in green on a railway in Lincolnshire. In model form the loco is representing a contractors loco on an industrial site. From a friend who worked at the Sentinel factory in Shrewsbury, the large vents were needed due to the intense heat in the cab from the vertical boiler. Regards Sandy 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Next up on the workbench is another offering from North Star Design, a Southern Schools 4-4-0. This one will be fitted with AGH wheels powered by a Pittman motor attached to an ABC gearbox. It will be finished in Southern, lined, livery as No. 928 'STOWE'. Regards Sandy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Epic. I cannot wait to see how this build goes! Will it be lined olive or lined malachite? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi Jack, Lined Olive. Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 For those of you that were following my S15 build; I have at long last managed to get it painted! It still needs numbers and logo complete. A few photographs for you. Regards Sandy 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi Sandy, Why the Pitmann motor? Are you using up stuff you have in stock? Best, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 There's nothing quite like a well-built S15. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi Sandy, Why the Pitmann motor? Are you using up stuff you have in stock? Best, John Hi John The kit was bought some time ago by the owner which is why the Pittman was included with the kit when I received it. It looks to be a very well built item (American I think) Regards Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portchullin Tatty Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 You doing things in the wrong type of green again Sandy................................!!! The S 15 looks great though; I can see the temptation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 You doing things in the wrong type of green again Sandy................................!!! But it will be Olive Green!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi Sandy The S15 looks great I keep meaning to build a Urie one and a H15 prior to smoke defectors being fitted. I thing thIs series of 4-6-0s are hansom brutes. I also look forward to following the schools build, again one of my favorite locos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Hi Pete I agree , and it would have been nice to have done it in olive! It is a big engine, with that bogie tender, and I don't have a box that it will fit into! Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) I have started on the Schools tender chassis. As per my usual method of pickup it will be tender only with a split chassis and split axles. The chassis was built as normal using the spacers supplied and the bearings inserted. The centre bearings will be sprung and have vertical movement both above and below the axle centre line datum. Once the chassis is built, I cut a series of Perspex spacers to fit neatly between the frames and glue them to the underside of the original spacers. Once the glue has dried I drill and tap through the original spacers and the new Perspex spacers and secure them with 8BA bolts. To complete the insulation the original spacers are cut through with a slitting disc. Next job is the brake gear. This also needs to be insulated and here I glued plastic to the cross beams and again cut through the N/S of the cross beam and filled the gap with Araldite. The chassis is fitted temporarily with some spare wheels until the correct ones arrive from Walsall. I will then carry out the axle splitting exercise to insulate them. This is my method of springing that I stole from Ken (Jazz) on this site. Very simple and effective. Edited May 8, 2013 by Sandy Harper 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I like your way of powering tender engines. I will have to look into it for my own stock. I look forward to the rest of the build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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