British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Phil Burkett Sentinel tram engine ex-LNER Y10

Sentinel tram engine - ex-LNER Y10

Sentinel tram engine ex-LNER Y10 by Phil Burkett

By Phil Burkett

Base model

None. This model was scratch-built using the basic dimensions of length and wheelbase, and from pictures, because no drawings were available at the time. The chimney arrangement was guessed, but subsequently proved to be not too far out.

Cab and body

Fabricated from 20thou styrene. The central water tank was shaped around a lump of lead. The spacing of the rectangular holes in the skirting was adjusted to suit the WB28 SPUD on which it ran. (The prototype had a short wheelbase of 6ft, or 21mm in 1:87 scale.)

Detailing

Buffers from the Airfix/Dapol 15T railway crane kit. Tank filler hatch from a Dapol 1:76 scale Terrier. Handrails from Gibson 0.33mm brass wire. Small handrail knobs from Gibson. Other parts fabricated from styrene and from wire.

Paintwork

Humbrol #21 gloss black for the body. Humbrol #19 red for the buffer beams. Matt-varnished over all after application of the transfers, which were from HMRS.

Motor unit

Tenshodo WB28 SPUD (4-wheel, 28mm wheelbase).

Couplers

Kadee #26 (long, centre-set shank).

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Sentinel tram engine - ex-LNER Y10

By Phil Burkett
Base model	None. This model was scratch-built using the basic dimensions of length and wheelbase, and from pictures, because no drawings were available at the time. The chimney arrangement was guessed, but subsequently proved to be not too far out.
Cab and body	Fabricated from 20thou styrene. The central water tank was shaped around a lump of lead. The spacing of the rectangular holes in the skirting was adjusted to suit the WB28 SPUD on which it ran. (The prototype had a short wheelbase of 6ft, or 21mm in 1:87 scale.)
Detailing	Buffers from the Airfix/Dapol 15T railway crane kit. Tank filler hatch from a Dapol 1:76 scale Terrier. Handrails from Gibson 0.33mm brass wire. Small handrail knobs from Gibson. Other parts fabricated from styrene and from wire.
Paintwork	Humbrol #21 gloss black for the body. Humbrol #19 red for the buffer beams. Matt-varnished over all after application of the transfers, which were from HMRS.
Motor unit	Tenshodo WB28 SPUD (4-wheel, 28mm wheelbase).
Couplers	Kadee #26 (long, centre-set shank).