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Ok, to answer questions.Yes to HO(I need to put that in my sig)Im pretty good with a soldering iron. I will just need to buy one for my house... Dont think the boss would like me bringing home the nice Weller systems we have at work. I just dont know what locos can be converted to DCC and what cant. I think you need to but a decoder + a wire/pin connector just to convert it, and depending on the decoder I may need to buy sound???I do plan on a DCC controller to start, as to wich one, im still trying to feel that out. None of the LHS carry any, I still have not visited the best LHS in the area... Its just not on the way home or in the area Ive been shopping in for Christmas. So I have yet to be able to look one over. I still need to hit the "big" store near Pickiney(locals will know what one Im talking about.)Something I also do not know: What all can a DCC controller, control? Sound I know, individual engines, speed tuning... Can it control the switches on the layout? Can it control the lights around the track? Can it control the ammount of money I spend or how much my wife reminds me on how much money Ive spent? So on and so on...I have picked up 4 rolls of 16 gauge wire (500 ft each) red, black, blue, yellow... So I should have enough wire, if not a good start. I also have use of some smaller stuff, if I can use it for town lighting. Im gussing Ill use a lot less wire for a DCC operation, or so I take from your comments.Ive done a ton of pricing for the extruded foam at HD. Ranges from $15 for 1/2" to $25 for 2" (4x8) But now Im getting away from My DCC questions... Sorry.Again, the layout will consist of at least 2 4x8 sections and a shelf area. aka the dog bone layout. Id like to have a well lit town. anyways, I await your answers and comments. Ken
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