D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Yeah, ya have to have DCC so I can run my trains on your layout.
Yeah, ya have to have DCC so I can run my trains on your layout.
Just go to that "other" site and say you are planning a 4x8 and see what happens! That (and the topic of this whole thread for that matter) is the main reason why I really left there and came here.My question is does everything or everybody have to have dcc? When you state you are not dcc, why is it that you receive that odd look from your mr club or friend then receive a harsh reply.
I too have kept some locos for personal reasons. I like the smaller locos as much as the monster machines and the HOn3 MDC 2-8-0 outside frame locos were just too cute so I have 3. (NWSL 36:1 re-geared) Was gonna do an expanded 1st edition Gorre & Dapheited on a 4 x 8 for less severe curves. Got a Shay for the fun of it. Still have unbuilt cars and never used track and turnouts.Hi Y3a, I also put a decoder in a MDC HOn3 2 truck shay - it was a Digitrax DN163. For me, there are so many horrible aspects on that darn loco that the decoder was piece o cake. I have NWSL'd nearly everything on it over the years - motor, all the gears (so many gears...), the drive train bars and the little collars for the cups (ya, replaced). Now I'm trying to fashion new pickups as the old ones completely failed and I can find anything even remotely premade that will work (I am, AM, open to suggestions wrt power pickups for this little bugger since I'm not good at this part of the hobby). Most folks would leave it as an old wrecked loco at the bottom of a ravine, but I'm pathologically sentimental and would dearly love to see this old mutt under its own power again someday.
As for DCC - works great for me, but I have an layout that is suited for it. So, no complaints. For other folks, do what works for ya. And note that every rose has its thorn.
My experiences with pointless replies come from many years on various computer forums:
OP: " I have a problem with Windows..." Smartas: "Shoulda got linux"
OP: " I have a problem with Linux..." Smartas: "Shoulda got a mac"
OP: " I have a problem with my Mac..." Smartas: "Shoulda got a PC wit MS Win"
Now there were religious wars to rival the crusades!
My question is does everything or everybody have to have dcc? When you state you are not dcc, why is it that you receive that odd look from your mr club or friend then receive a harsh reply.
I've got both, I personally find that DCC has a much more satisfying feel to it. The tiny train just feels a lot bigger due to the programming in it.Of course not. My newist layout is DC. It's your model railroad, and your choice of Control system.
Basically I got a slew of replies of non-applicable information. Am I being hardheaded myself? Probably, but if you're going to the trouble to reply to my post asking for help, shouldn't you at least provide some kind of help? Replacing the running gear is not unheard of and I don't think I should be chastised or thought less of for doing so, but it seems the armchair or purist types would rather get on me for that than be quiet or offer to sell me what I am actually looking for.
my son runs MODELRAILROADING 2.0 page on facebook its easy going he started that page because
of the anal rivet counters on the other pages lol
Yup, once again tonight I was given input that I didn't ask for.I can't blame him for that, it gets tiring having people insisting that you're having fun wrong. There are some things that are wrong, for example insisting that your prototype rail model includes trolls under the bridges, but in general, people really need to just chill
Ahem. .45 ACP is the only caliber you need! #sarcasmHey, it's the internet! You have to implement your own garbage filters! It's not just this hobby either. You think it's bad in this hobby? Try a few gun discussion forums!