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Neither fitted with stay alive. Both perform well on my shunting plank. No trouble with stalling on points either. Code 75 Peco with live frog points. Both go so slow you can hardly see them move if required. No visible changes in the cab. The Digitrax is slightly smaller.

I've got a TCS in my Tarmac one and a Digitrax in Barabel. Both fit with no trouble, although Barabel was fitted differently. On her, I lifted the motor and removed all the Hornby wiring, including the suppressor. Just made the job neater. Both decoders fit under the dash with no mods.

Probably be a steel chassis with that lump under the bonnet. I think wooden ones were mostly Ford.

Is that a wooden chassis Marcos?

The advantage of Hornby's chassis.It's fully geared so the rods just go for the ride.

I've just disected "Barabel" for fitting the chip. Unlike my earlier one, I removed the motor so as to take out the cap. By doing it this way, all the Hornby wiring can be removed. The black wire to the L/H pickup is tight for getting the iron in,but,with care, it can be done. I'm using a 25 watt Antex with a small bit.Another thing I found was that the motor wires had huge lumps of solder holding them on and the metal front motor mount is very close to the brushes,with a risk of shorting. In order to give me more clearance I'm going to slim the mount down tomorrow. DCC chips don't like shorts. One tip that may be useful when undoing and replacing the tiny screws is to either stroke the screwdriver on the motor can or put a small rare earth magnet on the end of the screwdriver. Either method means that Isaac Newton's law doesn't work. And we all know that small screws like the floor don't we.

The rod drive Sentinel undressed. Plenty of room for the Digitrax DZ126 chip I've got for her.

http://www.nvr.org.uk/oxfordshire-ironstone-company I thought this may be interesting reading.

Sorry. I must admit I didn't think to physically check. Smacked wrist.

Yes, it's the same wheelbase. I've now got mine apart ready for chipping. It'll be hardwired with a Digitrax from Coastal DCC.

How many of you have received, or bought, the new version of the Sentinel, Barabel? Got mine the other day and ran it on the rollers for a while to bed in. LIke the original version, it has impressive slow running and the rods add a visual aspect as well. I've got a chip on order for her and will hardwire it in as my other Sentinel. Then she'll go to work on my little shunting layout.

Visiting Mallet 0-4-4-0 at Llanfair ashpit during the Steam Gala.

Drink to me only with thine eyes.

Spotted this one in a magazine. Guy goes up to a driver at Victoria Coach Station and asks him if he went to Whitby. "No",says the driver. It says Whitby on the blind the man said. I don't care said the driver, it says India on the tyres but I'm not going there either.

Are you going to put in a cable car to connect the upper and lower levels?

Happy Birthday RMWeb. I've only been here since 2011, but it's always been a good source of info and ideas. Here's to the next 10.

With carrot.

Let's start a campaign for free barf bags.

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.

Check the caps key on the keyboard.

A Folk Singer by the name of Les Barker did a song about just this problem.

These Boots Are Made for Walking.

Stairway To Heaven.

The Fields Of Athenrye

Does a man walk down