Does anyone know if the Aristocraft Lil' critter and egg liner have "plug-and-play" boards?
No they don't. The older small Aristo locos do not have the PnP socket including the lil critter, eggliner, center cab switcher, 0-4-0, Rodgers 2-4-2, and Railbus. They may get upgraded with it in future versions. Older versions of the larger locos may not have the socket either.
You would have to get the extra non-PnP board and install the wiring yourself.It would be pretty straight forward for both the lil critter and eggliner. They both use the same power block.
-Brian
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