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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by up_santafe DC?? Why??? [/quote] I'm actually undecided about DC vs. DCC at this point. Here's what I know: 1) I want to build a very small shelf layout. 2) I already have a nice new (year old or so) MRC power pack. (when I bought it, the hobby shop owner said he could not in good concience recommend DCC to me for getting back into the hobby and starting a very small shelf layout. He recommended spending $50 on an MRC power pack to get some locomotive wheels turning that afternoon, and to re-visit DCC later). 3) I want walkaround control. 3) As much as I'd like to believe it, I doubt my wife will be as interested in the model railroad as me - meaning I'll be operating alone. i.e. - one train at a time. Most complex situation that is likely - one engine switching, with a train circling on the main line. 4) Dropping a couple hundred bucks on DCC when I don't know I need it doesn't seem like the smartest financial decision to make. I will very likely end up with DCC down the road, but I don't need it to get started on my layout. I might add, when I was a kid, my dad and I built a layout for 2 cab control on a 4 x 8. I don't think we ever, not one single time, used the 2 cab control on the mainline. We only used it to switch yard tracks off & on. My point: I realize cab control could be a headache for running two trains. On such a small layout, running two trains and flipping all those switches seemed extremely silly. So I'm definately not anti-DCC, but I thik I could totally build my layout DCC-ready. If I end up spending the majority of modeling time on, say, detailing diesels, it may be 3 or 4 years until I decide I really need DCC. I just don't know. I do know that I want walkaround control as soon as I get started. As a sidenote: Having just remodeled our house, I'm a good couple months away from starting. It's hard to justify building a layout in the garage when there are still small things to finish up on the house. I love this hobby, but I love my wife & having a happy household even more! This forum is feeding my MRR'ing hunger in the meantime. I love it! [/quote] Now I understand. When only running one loco, then DC is the way to go. When you are ready to run multiple consists, then DCC is the best solution.
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