SDJR7F88 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 According to Hornby's website Barabel is now in stock... Noticed that on Tuesday, so must be true if it has not changes. Can't wait until it turns up at my local Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2015 Now showing on Hornby's New Arrivals pages http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/shop/new-arrivals-1/barabel-0-4-0-sentinel.html Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hippo Posted September 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2015 And now the Balfour one has arrived with Hattons! http://www.ehattons.com/98078/Hornby_R3353_Sentinel_4wDH_in_Balfour_Beatty_livery/StockDetail.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Balfour Beatty chain drive variant in stock at Hattons. Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Would the Balfour one be suitable for an 80s layout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Any sign of 'Barabel' in the shops yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted September 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2015 Don't mind which drive variant but please, Hornby, can we have one in the ex-works green without any owner's markings. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Don't mind which drive variant but please, Hornby, can we have one in the ex-works green without any owner's markings. John The same would go for full yellow! Mark Saunders 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLPG Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Last couple of Tarmac and shell versions on the DLPG fundraising website www.wrlpg.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 A quick trawl through the NASA website implies most items of space junk have been allocated numbers. Should i apply for a number before launching my damn Sentinal into space or let them do it once it's gained a stable orbit? I guess i need to fit it with a stay alive chip to aleve my frustration with the stuttering beast but is there one suitable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2015 A quick trawl through the NASA website implies most items of space junk have been allocated numbers. Should i apply for a number before launching my damn Sentinal into space or let them do it once it's gained a stable orbit? I guess i need to fit it with a stay alive chip to aleve my frustration with the stuttering beast but is there one suitable? Hmm. Taking a fairly optimistic cost of $5000/kg to low earth orbit, and 186g (including packaging?) for a Sentinel from the Hattons web site, you're looking at nearly $1000 (~£650) to get it into orbit. I think the stay alive chip would be a bit cheaper. And you'd feel bad if your Sentinel was responsible for taking out a weather satellite (a fleck of paint made a fair sized hole into a shuttle winscreen - imagine what 186g of Sentinel could do...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I don't envisage any launch costs with the amount of energy I will impart to it if it carries on in it's present form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2015 I don't envisage any launch costs with the amount of energy I will impart to it if it carries on in it's present form. Well "mine" (actually my son's) has never gone very well. I blamed dirty track, but cleaning the track didn't make much difference. Then it stopped running at all. Of course when I took it back to the shop for them to have a look, it ran perfectly on their test track. And was then happy for a while when I got it home. Then it got jerky and then stopped running again. I presume something is loose inside and the trip to the shop moved something. But it was a bit embarrassing. I really do need to find the time to sort it out though. I suppose I could give it a shake. Very nice little engine apart from that though. Looks nice sitting in a siding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice little engine apart from that though. Looks nice sitting in a siding. I totally agree. I have seen it run ok through my home made point work but through Peco stuff is where the problem starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2015 I totally agree. I have seen it run ok through my home made point work but through Peco stuff is where the problem starts. If I could get mine to go along plain track it would be a start. When it *was* running, it seemed to cope with points (mostly Peco Streamline insulfrog*, some Hornby) fairly well. * I prefer "electrofrog" but insulfrog points are a lot easier to come by second hand... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Try smoothing all your Peco points buy running a small flat swiss file through all the flange ways and joints and also flatten down the top with a some fine wet and dry glued to a flat piece of wood or in my case some hefty brass brass stock .It smoooooooths all out .Its amazing the difference it makes as the standard point is a mass of little tiny ways to put a loco off the juice . Edited September 7, 2015 by alfsboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2015 Try smoothing all your Peco points buy running a small flat swiss file through all the flange ways and joints and also flatten down the top with a some fine wet and dry glued to a flat piece of wood or in my case some hefty brass brass stock .It smoooooooths all out .Its amazing the difference it makes as the standard point is a mass of little tiny ways to put a loco off the juice . I presume that this comes after making sure all your points are completely level... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I presume that this comes after making sure all your points are completely level... I was assuming the points were already down.if not I also swipe the bottom flat on a sheet of wet and dry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2015 I was assuming the points were already down.if not I also swipe the bottom flat on a sheet of wet and dry. Useful. I just had visions of somebody suffering poor running over points because their baseboard wasn't flat trying to sort it out with wet and dry on the rails when they have a more fundamental problem which needs addressing first... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Useful. I just had visions of somebody suffering poor running over points because their baseboard wasn't flat trying to sort it out with wet and dry on the rails when they have a more fundamental problem which needs addressing first... It sure happens .I visited a superb US H0 table top style layout with fantastic scenery and buildings but the trains didnt so much run as leap from section to section in a vain hope of reaching another tiny spot of 12Volts to carry it on its way .To make matters worse it had the worst budgie grit ballast job I have ever seen .Even worse he worked in model train shop so had access to all manner of correct material . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted September 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2015 Was looking to find dates of operation for the Wabtec Sentinel, looks like game over by 2010 for H013 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan700/5251215287/in/photostream/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Barabel has arrived yay. Another nice Sentinel from Hornby with a new chassis to represent the wider footplate, shorter wheelbase and different buffer beams of the of the side rod version. All present and correct and no damage. Stuttered little bit at low speed the first couple of laps but then settled down to be able to do a nice crawl with those lovely coupling rods swinging round, after half an hour the haulage capacity has improved. Nice to have an industrial livery which is easy to place in any location without a major identity change, just add etched name plates if necessary although I'll have to lose those wasp stripes down the side. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.J Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looks lovely bigherd.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweasel Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 How many of you have received, or bought, the new version of the Sentinel, Barabel? Got mine the other day and ran it on the rollers for a while to bed in. LIke the original version, it has impressive slow running and the rods add a visual aspect as well. I've got a chip on order for her and will hardwire it in as my other Sentinel. Then she'll go to work on my little shunting layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looks superb. I see that all versions are currently available on the Hornby website, so a few days until the Wabtec version hits the shops Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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