Roundhouse Bill posted:No, the market is NOT trending to scale C Sam. That is why MTH and Lionel spend most of their efforts on Hi-Rail in S Gauge.
Nobody here is talking about running theirs on DCS. I ran the Jersey Central on both DCS and conventional. DCS worked well after I got used to the system. The frustration was similar to learning about Legacy when I bought that to go with my Big Boy. I found with conventional that the two powered units did not always move at the same speed causing them to push and pull against each other. Has anyone else observed this?
DCS seems to be more robust than Legacy with more features to learn. Will any of you buy a full DCS system ($350) to run the F3 or the minimal DCS Remote Commander unit ($60)?
I'm not sure about DCS Remote Commander. I think it's designed to run one locomotive at a time and each locomotive under DCS has a unique address, unlike DCC where you normally have a default address of 3 in all locomotives and can change the address.
It's a question best asked on the DCS Control forum.
I haven't tried this trio on DCS.
I noticed one of the A's of the trio runs a little faster. The other A and B seem pretty well matched. Another thing I noticed was MTH's traction tires have no "slide," so this may become an issue with the HiRail's after the unit's break-in.
The scale wheels have no traction tires, so any minor differences will be handled with a little wheel slip.
There's even some minor speed differences on my SHS locomotives , but I've never had any kind of issue with running them together after 10-15 years. Same goes for my AM locomotives.
Rusty
