help i need your input

[Anonymous]

i was wondering about this

[canazar]

Well, there are something you are going to think about. How many engimes do you have that are DC? SOme are easier to convert than others. I voted you go to DCC and try and salavage some of your DC engines. One thing, Ihave found DCC operations so much eaiser and more fun to operate. You can run things so real. Can be beat. Either way, good luck

Best Regads
john kanicsar

[Anonymous]

Ben, I saw on another post that you mentioned that you are only ten. If so, and you are interested in staying in this hobby for a long time, I would recommend that you definately convert to DCC. If you're like me, you'll stay involved in model railroading for years, and I see DCC as the way things will go in the future. It's also easier to change to DCC early on when you don't have a whole lot of stuff to convert. The longer you acquire DC equipment, the more stuff you'll have to convert later (unless you never make the switch). I am just changing to DCC now, but am also in the planning stages for a new layout. It would have been easier for me if I didn't have a bunch of old DC stuff to convert, but since I do have the old DC stuff, I will need to decide to either convert it or plan not to run it. I don't really plan to have both systems on my layout, although that is a viable alternative.

[Anonymous]

I votes yes/yes because DCC is very helpful and because puting decorders in your older engines would be much much cheaper than buying a whole whack of new DCC ready engines.

[simon1966]

DCC has dramatically increased my enjoyment, so that part is a yes. Should you do the loco's? depends....Some may be easy and worth it, some may be dificult and need too much effort and cost to be worthwhile.

[grayfox1119]

Ben, if the locos that you have are older then 1970's, then I would not try to convert them to DCC, just run them on a straight DC track.

Having said that, DCC is the wave of the future, no doubt about it. For a young man of 10, just starting out in the hobby, go DCC Ben, you will enjoy it far more. Start by reading all you can about DCC. There are many websites that contain a huge amount of info, all about DCC. Then, there are many books written about DCC that you can buy at Hobby stores, or buy online, like at Kalmbach. You can find them advertised in monthly issues of Model Railroad Magazine, which you can subscribe to, or purchase at any good book store, like Barnes & Noble.
I hope you enjoy this great hobby Ben, it is the best!!

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[nfmisso]

It is possible to convert any HO model to DCC, some are harder than others. Some are not worth converting.

Learn to solder, work with plastic and metal. You will need a soldering iron, an X-acto saw and mitre box or similar, and some files; to start.

It is a great learning experience.

[Eriediamond]

Ben610, I've not had experience with DCC, but from what I have read and what friends have told me about it, I believe thats the way to go if your budget will allow it. I too, voice the opinion that in the future it will become a standard thing for the modeling industry. Those that know me here on the forum know that I still run straight DC and do not intend to go with DCC only because of my layout size and because I still like doing things the old fashion way I guess. If I were younger and had plans for a large layout then I would go with the DCC thing, no question about it. Ken

[trolleyboy]

Try to convert them.you probably really like the locos you have and if money is tight you donn't have to do them all at once.DCC will become the standard in the next ten years or so and will likely become much cheaper. Rob