I guess my advice would be to hang on to your controllers if that's what is causing you angst. As long as Lionel has parts they'll repair them.
As far as Base3 if you are only thinking you are getting 4 digit addressing out of it, I think you will be sadly mistaken. I suspect with this platform there can be features and operational functionality added pretty easily. While the hardware remote will be left behind the App will be able to integrate them easily into it's control.
What I don't understand is if you already have a Legacy System and are happy with it and Lionel will repair them at least for the foreseeable future then why are you upset about Base3? You don't seem to have anything to lose.
Personally I do like a remote but I am also someone that understands the need to move away from hardware based remotes and let someone else deal with that. It's not perfect but as long as Lionel can make an app that is responsive I think I'll be able to make the transition. Besides I'll still have my Cab2 and personally I think I probably look at my remote more than I think.
Again I think the possibilities outweigh the perceived negatives. I'll be the first to say though I could be wrong but the Legacy Users Group is looking forward to seeing what Dave and his team came up with.
