Driving something different today

latil · Post by **latil** » Sun Aug 02, 15 9:11 pm

Had a bit of fun this afternoon.

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sun Aug 02, 15 9:25 pm

Bet you were nice and warm in there Steve

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Sun Aug 02, 15 9:30 pm

Just spent the weekend at a local steam rally, I want a full size traction engine now

Some of the miniature traction engines are amazing, outstanding workmanship from a bygone age that we'll never see again sadly

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Aug 03, 15 5:44 am

Brilliant love it. 😍😍😍😍

Captain Chaos · Post by **Captain Chaos** » Mon Aug 03, 15 9:11 am

Excellent stuff

Is that a Tiller or a Spade in the Cab?

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Aug 03, 15 9:12 am

Long handled coal shovel.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Aug 03, 15 9:18 am

Ah the Super Sentinel with the ash tray so you can hit a pheasant and barbecue it all at once...I bet that was an experience you won't forget...

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Aug 03, 15 12:44 pm

Well,for those of you who haven't sussed me..........
This took my late father some 40 years to build,it's 2" scale and is exactly like the real thing to drive and manage.

Post by **MattH** » Mon Aug 03, 15 3:37 pm

Wow, we know our steam here but didnt realise it was 2 inch from the pics, thought it was full size.
Excellent. There are several sentinels local to us, buses and lorries and a 1/3 rd scale electric one.

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Aug 03, 15 4:02 pm

Everything was measured and scaled from friends fullsize waggons,only the engine is a deviation,following a Doble compound design and larger than it should be.
Fathers coffin was carried on the real thing to the cemetery.

The perfect scale makers plates were photo etched using positive/negative images of the real thing,then reduced to the correct dimensions.The screws holding them are 14BA,about the thickness of a needle!

Post by **TyreFryer** » Mon Aug 03, 15 7:30 pm

That is impressive Steve!

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Aug 03, 15 7:42 pm

For driving it there is a plywood flat bed with seat but there is also a perfect scale wooden dropside body with all correct hinges and catches for photos.
I don't have a picture and it's hidden away in storage now.
You may appreciate just how tight it is for fingers in the cab

Burnt finger tips are the norm after 5 mins.
Boiler is all copper at 120psi with a superheater,original steel boiler was as per original with studded flanges to take it apart for maintenance,sadly it lasted 8 seasons before rusting through,that was 4.5mm powerstation boiler tubing.

terryr · Post by **terryr** » Mon Aug 03, 15 10:40 pm

amazing attention to detail steve,think I showed you all couple of my dads old ones ,many happy hours burning myself as a child

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Mon Aug 03, 15 11:02 pm

Now that is VERY impressive!! A true labour of love and beautifully done. I love the detail. Your Dad was a very talented man indeed!

Not on this scale but I have fond memories of my Granddad running a small traction engine around his living room when I was a kid. It ran on meths and I can still remember the smell now

thanks for posting it up for us

Cheers Steve

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Mon Aug 03, 15 11:25 pm

Love it... Got tickets booked for the Great Dorset Stem Fair.