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Fellow HO scalers - I need your help. I am a long time novice HO modeler who is just getting back into the hobby. I have four or five locomotives, a bunch of dated rolling stock, and many Code 83 switches and flex track I "inherited" from my dad, who passed away last January. A friend of mine has a nice O scale layout with TMCC, railsounds, and the works. I was blown away by the sounds his steam locomotives made and the ease with which he controlled them with his Lionel Trainmaster Command Control. Although my space is limited (I have room for a long wall layout, but hard pressed to fit 60-72" diameter loops at the ends), I am seriously considering switching to 3 rail O scale. I know it has that cheesy third rail, but the trains seem so much more real with their sound systems, TMCC, or DCC-for-idiots (which I consider myself), and auto-uncoupling. It seems a lot of my trepidation would be addressed if I knew which DCC system was the easiest to use and whether or not anyone makes HO locomotives with DCC decoders and sound boards pre-installed. I agree that HO is less expensive, has better availability, and one can fit much more "train" into a smaller space, but I can't get over how much better the realism is with these new digital O scale trains. <br /> <br />Any advice/thoughts (or lectures) ??[?] <br /> <br />STC-Rob
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