Arnold 0-6-0 Chassis and Decoder Fitting

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

"Thinking of a fictitious Indian Hill Station - as I spent a few months in Darjeeling and Sikkim a few years back and rode the DHR quite a bit. Now I cant afford one of those Class B models at the moment, but the rails running close to edges, vehicles, people and ramshackle buildings should be fun to create....will likely call it "Teesta Bazar" (yes i know that is a real place as I have been there a few times,  and yes, I know it didn't have a railway! lol) - small pass through station, and a "tea" shed of some kind - perhaps an aerial ropeway leaving the scene....ahh, love the "dreaming" stage of a new layout. My own liveries, loco names, little bit of freight, a few coaches and bingo - can smell the spices from here!"

Wow, I'm also doing a fictitious Indian Hill Station!  Perhaps we can compare notes.

[Stephen Mead]

Tom

That sounds like a grand idea Tom - I have posted the proposed track plan under "layouts" - take a look!

S

[Stephen Mead]

So, after a summer of camping, fishing, cutting firewood and being "Dad", the snow is thick on the hills and my mind turns again to my fledgling attempts at OO9. Looking closely at the Arnold chassis, I think I can simply insert some insulating plasticard between the slightly sprung contacts from the pick ups and the motor. This should then allow me to wire up the DCC chip fairly easily - removed the capacitor....should be a green light to go! Will need a smaller chip than the DZ123 I put in my Kato/Chris Ward Princess class.....any suggestions gents?

Thanks in advance