Chipping a Terrier
I took the bull by the horns this morning in order to start experimenting with my ZTC DCC kit, and bought a secondhand Hornby Terrier from Alton Model Centre. I managed to shoehorn a decoder inelegantly into the cab. This involved removing the floor of the cab (in fact I removed more than was needed there is now a gap between the footplate and cabsides). There was some rewiring of the inside of the loco, but the job was comparatively easy. This chip only has four wires (which helps) but no doubt it is bigger than a modern equivalent would be. There is no room for the original weight which was in the bunker and toolbox, so I must replace that with some lead sheet. If the decoder were sprayed black it would be less obtrusive, and the addition of crew, especially leaning out of the cab door, would improve things further.
As for what I think of DCC - well the jury is still out. I imagine modern systems are easier to use than ZTC, which seems to lose all memory of the loco once it is turned off, needing a complete reprogramme every time I turn it on. That cannot be right.............................! Lots to learn, obviously.
Progress today also on the control panel for the hidden sidings.
Chris
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