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Right. That's better (and in a couple of coats of green time, it'll be better still). Adam

Well. It was progressing nicely; I'd made a start on the livery colours and then compared my work with pictures of the real thing and... someone had added far too many handrails - the Hapsford/Vallis Vale locos had very few, either side of the cab door and one on top of the bonnet. I didn't notice when looking at all the prototype shots I'd assembled and, small comfort, neither did any of you it seems! So what to do? A bit more prototype research showed that the early post war locos (which is what we're talking about here) didn't have the extra handrails. Any of 'em, so far as I can tell. Oh bother. So what to do? Leave well alone? Nope. This evening it's been popped in some cellulose thinners and stripped back to bare metal, the offending handrails removed and the holes filled. Assuming it's still dry and warmish in the morning, I'll prime it again and have another go. Frustrating, but the model will now be what I actually wanted all along and not a compromise that didn't quite resemble anything Sentinel actually built. It'll just take a bit longer... Adam

A works drawing (I think), was reproduced in MRJ no. 8: http://www.modelrailwayjournal.com/issue.php?s=8 Rather longer ago (and 1986 is 33 years back...), there were several articles, with a drawing, in Model Railways relating to building an O gauge version. Regarding a P, the wheels will be somewhat too large for a Manning, Wardle L (3' 9" as opposed to 3' for the standard L). Adam

Well here's one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30937/16058347352/ I'm keeping mine on ice until Brassmasters get their detailing kit out, but this is the prototype I'll be doing (I can't resist wasp stripes). Adam

And as I recall, Historic England are actually quite happy for the bridge to be demolished (for precisely the reasons you note, Mike). The date of all those listings being the same comes down to the way listing (and English Heritage as it was then) works. The inspector did a round of their area and noted the buildings that in their view - and obviously, there's a degree of subjectivity in interpreting the criteria - and put those forward. This would have been approved on the date given though the site visit(s) may have been one or several trips depending on access/weather/whim. So it's just coincidence. There are a number of listed structures where, reading the description, it's obvious that the inspector never actually got out of the car, or couldn't get in to look properly. In the trade these are known as 'windscreen listings' (most of west Kent so far as I can tell, for example...). Adam

Certainly cheaper and easier on the fingers! Adam

I wonder whether it might be easier to bush some 1/8" bearings down to 3/32"? I don't know whether suitable bushes can be had (Branchlines possibly?) but 1/8" outside diameter/ 3/32" certainly does exist: https://eileensemporium.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=808&name=brass-round-tube-1-8-x-3-32-x-12in-28swg&Itemid=189&category_pathway=1374 Adam

All primed and ready to paint! The pointwork it's sat on will form part of its eventual home but don't hold your breath on that score... Adam

Great! Assuming I was anywhere near one of the preserved examples, I would - can anyone help? Adam

There's a nice sequence showing 22996 (different radiator arrangement to that shown in Mike's drawing) tootling around Northam, Southampton here: My personal favourite is this one: Adam

Oh good news about the Fowler 150HP and since I'd missed the thread, here it is: I'll look forward to seeing that! Adam

It's meant to represent the brake linkage I think. It looks odd because, understandably, the other linkages connecting it to the brakeshoes are not fully modelled. Even were they present, they're well-hidden by the wheels in any event. Adam

Interesting - not that I have any particular use for a Turbot - but with one eye on the forthcoming Bogie Bolster E... Adam

An interesting pairing on the S&DJR: img149 (16th Feb 1957) by Regency Bristol, on Flickr Nearest the camera, B24283 (ex-MoWT, BR 1/102) and next in line, B***342 a 1/108 (probably!). Note the split spoked wheels, independent brakes, unreinforced corners and pressed door. Adam

Back to the Sentinel, and above the footplate, it's more or less complete, I've even added the first casting! Where the kit is lacking, slightly, is in the treatment of the sandboxes (though both types are supplied) and their operating linkages which are a bit more complicated than a length of 0.45mm wire could legitimately be said to represent: I made up a bit like the real thing, from multiple parts, in this case, individual lengths of wire flattened at the ends, though I used pliers rather than forging for the flattening, and soldered to spigots, also in 0.45 mm brass wire. At the back end, the pipework behind the cab step is concocted from more soft brass wire and a casting left over from the CSP Models-based 200HP machine which must be intended to represent the same thing (a valve of some sort) since it looks spot on. Lamp irons, next and the brake standard before I can think about lining the inside with lead and fitting the remaining castings. Adam

Lots - it seems they were quite accommodating of enthusiasts. http://www.geoffspages.co.uk/raildiary/scot75.htm https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/LesTindalls1970sBritishtrains/Scottish-industrials-1973/i-WBjDjFs If you run a search for "tennent whifflet" you'll uncover plenty more. Adam

At least two including, I think, the tall fat one (dad has one of these to replace the chimney on his Bachmann/heavily-modified Comet) but don't ask me which other(s)! These were intended for an aborted chassis/detailing combo'. Like most Branchlines parts it's a nice crisp casting. Adam

Sentinel were the devil for this - the 200HP types display no pattern whatsoever and could be all manner of ways about. I sometimes wonder whether they ever built two alike... Adam

The chimney situation is quite complex (and the same applies to the moguls, too). I can't recall which is which offhand but there were 3 different types: short fat - https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/LMSR-and-BRM/LMSR-tank-locomotives/i-GHLGXZt/A tall fat - https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/LMSR-and-BRM/LMSR-tank-locomotives/i-3wtHTLd/A tall thin - https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/SR-and-BRS/SR-Visitors-and/i-5CV2td8 As ever, check your prototype! Adam

Branchlines also do a suitable replacement chimney (actually like the real thing, as you'll know, more than one different type!), but theirs is in brass rather than whitemetal. Definitely worth the effort though, especially given the work you've put in thus far. Adam

I've been trying to relocate my favourite gallery showing these and I've finally succeeded (in good time for sorting out the sandbox linkages, happily). These are excellent: https://www.flickr.com/photos/65480188@N07/albums/72157690496924111/with/38930158554/ Adam

The sole reason I bought the magazine is because I thought there was something suitable among the spare sprues. Alas, 12' wheelbase and a 10' with j hangers! Still, at least the wheels were in stock, so thanks for those, Andrew. Adam

I shouldn't really be starting new projects - there's a house to decorate and too many unfinished wagons - but here we are. A freebie from the January Railway Modeller (gone to recycling after a fairly cursory glance, I'm afraid) in the form of a Ratio GW Mink which I thought should be better value than it turned out to be - my stash of spare underframes failed to yield anything suitable, so it's the princely sum of £3.50 and Parkside by PECO to the rescue! Some of these vans acquired BR-type axleguards in later life, perhaps when they were retro-fitted with vac' brakes? This one, for example: https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrvans/h279BBD07#h279bbd07 Unusually for such retro-fits, a reasonable number - this one for instance - acquired upright vac' brake stands: https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrvans/h2A79DAE7#h2a79dae7 (I love the relettering and accompanying touching up on this one - the Silcock's feed poster is good, too) which I presume were second hand. Note the platefront axleboxes (MJT) and the secondhand wheels from a mate whose current modelling has a P4 focus so it's not quite the bargain I'd hoped for, but still economical. Since this picture was taken, I've added tiebars from 0/8mm angle and - following Gerry Beale in the current MRJ - replaced the locking bar on the door in 0.3mm wire and a couple of short lengths of fine electrical wire. I've added lamp irons from flattened 0.7mm wire, too. The one issue II have is that I don't have the right sort of buffers in stock so I shan't be able to finish it this weekend... Adam

Because it's the end of the leave year, I've enjoyed a day at home so the Sentinel has gained some handrails (0.3mm wire, N gauge handrail knobs - it's a small loco so use smaller components to suit) and had a hole cut in the floor - the boiler unit will be attached to a sub floor and bolted directly to the chassis. Why? Because with this type of roof, I think it's more important that it fits properly and stays in one piece. This idea is pinched from Mike Edge's designs for industrials - the only downside is that painting the inside of the cab will be a bit harder. I only hope I've got enough to finish putting the handrails on the bonnet... Adam

I haven't the fainest idea! It should as that's a bigger (taller) loco'. Chris Gibbon at High Level presumably has an outline drawing of the motor gearbox unit for comparison (it's his Quaddriver mech'): http://173.254.28.51/~highlev3/chris/Pages/quaddriverpage.html Obviously, it goes in a 48DS so... Adam