Before going gaga about the explorer, I would carefully consider the cost vs the cost of a TIU & remote. No one has yet had hands on experience with the explorer using a large layout. While fine to come with a starter set to enable the recipient to access all of a DCS loco's features, if you are planning expansion, you'd be financially ahead of the game to go for the TIU & remote at about $300 which can handle a huge layout and many locos vice an untested explorer at $129.
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