Stevesopwith
Western Thunderer
I like small engines, and I've always had a soft spot for Sentinels...... particularly the 'sardine can' type used by Frys. I managed to obtain the etches, and castings, for the Impetus kit for this loco, so what follows will be a record of how I get on.
It will have a Mashima 16/26 can motor, driving a Branchlines 80:1 gearbox, on Slaters disc wheels with 1/8th axles. Delrin chain and sprockets will couple the axles, with High Level CSB suspension.
The kit is perfectly useable as it is... the castings are very good.... but I will make a few changes, partly to improve the level of detail accuracy, but also because I've evolved my own, different, way of doing things.
I've spent some time in research, and found some very useful sites:
www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
'Sentinel Locomotive 7109' a blog based gold mine ! ( Google it.)
www.avonvalleyrailway.org.uk
The last one is actually restoring the Fry's Loco, and I'm hoping to carry out a survey sometime in September. It will help me sort out what goes where , particularly under the footplate, because it's not your usual arrangement ! The attached GA will give some idea. Isn't it cute !
It will have a Mashima 16/26 can motor, driving a Branchlines 80:1 gearbox, on Slaters disc wheels with 1/8th axles. Delrin chain and sprockets will couple the axles, with High Level CSB suspension.
The kit is perfectly useable as it is... the castings are very good.... but I will make a few changes, partly to improve the level of detail accuracy, but also because I've evolved my own, different, way of doing things.
I've spent some time in research, and found some very useful sites:
www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
'Sentinel Locomotive 7109' a blog based gold mine ! ( Google it.)
www.avonvalleyrailway.org.uk
The last one is actually restoring the Fry's Loco, and I'm hoping to carry out a survey sometime in September. It will help me sort out what goes where , particularly under the footplate, because it's not your usual arrangement ! The attached GA will give some idea. Isn't it cute !