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If Kato does not have a track length you need, how do you cut and join as you would Atlas?

This may be a controversial take on the matter but here’s the way i see it Video games have plenty of examples of world building games like sim city Minecraft and heck even trainz on the PC where you can build a railroad and run trains on it Model railroading can be pitched as a physical version of that Doing so would get a great amount of younger folks into the hobby As long as *A* the price isn’t ridiculously high And *B* the trains are easy to set up and use I think the same can be said for slot cars as a type of racing game Point is it gets kids off the computer and maybe to brick and mortar shops so they can buy and get their stuff fixed Idk maybe it’s a pipe dream but you get the idea

Go on, Jimmy, build us a bridge model between two of these little gems 👍

So awesome

moores law at work

Thanks for the info, Jimmy.

Great layouts. Cowpens is both an interesting story to read and a worthwhile place to visit if you’re anywhere nearby. Was a 50 mile detour for me but adjusted my understanding of the terrain, which is key to the American ingenuity involved. Thanks.

Comparing different sound decoders might make a cool episode

Thanks for sharing your information and impression on the new sound decoders.

Modern decoder are the pick up problem of model trains. I want a pick up to move 1 tone a dirt, Well we do not sell this type of pickup, we have this pickup that you can take out on the town for the date and can move a 1/4 tone of dirt. But do not scratch the bed if you want to maintain resell value in your luxury truck, I just want a work truck to move dirt... We do not sell those any more as we know you will want to own this luxury truck.

Where is the non sound version with a E24 connector.

Jimmy I am confused. With the Atlas, you said you installed the new sound decoder in an Atlas "silver" series. However, isn't the silver only DCC READY? According to Atlas, I need to start with a "gold" series DCC without sound, which is already really pricey. What am I missing here? -Ron

The big gauges like O and G are addictive, once you get some, you're gonna want more.

I'm a Brit, but if I modelled a US railroad it would be late 1940s/early 1950s. Not only because of the nice mix of classic steam and diesel locos, but because I like the cars and street scenery from that era too.

I don't think sound quality has much to do with the price, It's more about quality and price of the parts being used and features offered. As you mentioned Digitraxx is known for making budget decoders and this is something we have definitely noticed in the quality (or lack there of) in the many DCC related discord servers I'm on...

That Atlas loco would be about perfect for me if it was available in the right road schemes.... where can I find more info on that? The main hold up for me to decide between HO and N scale for my permanent build, is finding the kinds of locomotives I want in the right railroad schemes... so much more available in HO...

I actually had a Starter Ho scale Train set from Santa FE and Union pacific

Finding this GE ES44AC is hard to find! I couldve sworn Kato made this heritage unit but cant find any record if it.

I was into HO trains in the early 70s. My dad and I built a really cool mountain tunnel set in our attic over the garage using paper machete. I remember we tried to get a N from 60s Japan to work and couldn't. The tracks couldn't deliver power reliably enough was probably the cause. It's nice seeing this scale so reliable and accepted now.

i feel weird cause i don't have any interest in adding speakers to my trains, (i'm newer to the hobby so this might change). i honestly just enjoy the sound of the motors running and the wheels running over the unijoiners.

Users of sound decoders need to accept 1/87 scale sound as well as 1/87 size models. What do I mean by that? In my experience visiting layouts and exhibitions is that the volume is over the top. Hink about it, most people are at least 3 feet from the layout which equates to 300 feet away from the track. When you were last beside a real railway, when did you here the sound of the loco - maybe a 10 feet away? The 1/87 sound should be barely audible when running a model, and then only come into the picture at maybe 6 feet away, real soft, and by the time it gets to you it should be hearable but not blasting my eardrums. My thoughts anyway, for what they are worth.

Wow!

I can say that I agree with you but, I do love model railroading and hope you’re right and I’m wrong.

that thing is beast

It is probably just the mic setup recording the audio for the video, but these sound overdriven and distorted on the treble, giving it a poor quality output. Still, $50 is better than nothing.

Whats a good/budget/wont break the bank DCC decoder with sound for an N scale ATLAS Dash-8-40B? Cant find info anywhere, If someone can help me. that'll be greatly appreciated!

Adding the speaker to me is the biggest pain for DCC ready locomotives. I wish all manufacturers would prefit the speaker to make them truly DCC ready.

I'm definitely somebody who doesn't get the benefits of a ridiculously expensive decoder if I can get something that's pretty close for half the price. Sure, the sound quality might not be the same, or this nuance or that, but a lot of people really just don't care. Just sound is good. Some running sound, a bell, a horn, maybe notches? How often is somebody going to use the sound of dynamic brakes, or even know what it sounds like, or thing "oh, this is the 2010 sound and not the 2021." Esepecially in N scale, it just isn't worth it for most people.

I doubt I buy one but here's to hoping the healthy competition drives esu prices down a bit.

Nice ^^

Great way to display, for storing them on a shelf or to one side .. 👍

This would be a lot more significant if Digitrax had more and newer sound projects in their sound library. There is nothing newer there than around 2013 and those were done by a third party. Digitrax themselves seems to be out of the game of recording and producing new content. The sounds you were showing in this video sound very much like all their old 2007 and 2008 recordings but converted to 16 bit instead of 8. I can't imagine consisting these with a ESU decoder which has things like brakes and drive hold. Some Atlas engines with ESU sound are going for $150-180 which is a bargain considering the V5 chip itself is over $100.

Wow that is wild, as soon as I get the trains I'm trying to get decoders in, I'll have to look into this. Thanks Jimmy

I don’t think the quality of sound compares. I guess if you want sound on the cheap it would work. I have too much invested in my layouts to go cheap.

Does this decoder have a dynamic brake feature?

Still believe it’s better to sonorise the layout more than the train themselves…

So the sound decoder just sticks on to other decoders!?

You get what you pay for though! An $800 loco will look massively better than an $80 loco!

eBay can be your best friend if you are on a budget

Cowpens btw was 6:15 Morgan vs Tarleton Greene and Cornwallis fought each other at Guilford

Yes indeed as it can be an expensive hobby...

I don’t model after time period, I just get what looks cool to me

Great layouts everybody! -Ron

PLEASE BRING BACK YOU ETSY SHOP!!! (Great video as always)

These commentaries sound like one of those cooking show judge commentaries 😂

What a great episode Jimmy… I love the variety of railroaders who are involved with this channel CMF I’m working on my 6x8 L shape layout (possibly) an upper deck

I'm drinking some kureg coffee in my southern railway coffee mug

Hello. I'm envious of you all! My BLI locomotive's (Diesel and Steam) stall going straight (not turning) on my Atlas code 83 turnouts. So frustrating and no fun. If I run them fast enough, of course they will stall and slide thru and resume although starting over with momentum. My Atlas and Kato engines run thru the turnouts with no problem. I don't know what to do. Anyways, just venting and as always, love the informative videos!

That Conrail unit on the second layout is an Alco, not a GE..