@Paul Kallus posted:Great implementation, Strap! Your city is a work of art, and I like the prominent portrayal of the subway action. I can imagine doing something similar under my city...and then with hidden areas via curtain or removable wood panels. I have a fold-down river, however, which would necessitate lift-out subway sections (nothing is easy).
Does anyone recommend the Loco-sound MTH subway sets? I see some advertised now and then...what don't you get as compared to PS2 or PS3 features with Loco-sound?
Thanks Paul. One of the best features with MTH subways is the subway station announcement effects, which can be operated without a dcs system in conventional mode for a ps2 or ps3 engine. You get to hear the various stops, you hear squealing brake noises and other accent sounds that a real train would make and you can even program it to stop at your specific stations and sound out your favorite station stops or run them all in sequence on the particular line of the model you buy. If you get a DCS system, its even better and it really makes operating the subways easier and more fun. For example, with DCS, I was able to program my subways to stop at each of my three disparately located under layout subway stations and now when I put the train on "auto mode" it stops at each station and announces the station stop, then proceeds to my next station. It will continuously do this in a loop until all stations have been announced, then it will reverse and do the same in a descending station order - all automatically and all stopping at my 3 stations. With loco sounds, you get none of that. Loco-Sound is a purely conventional, no frills sound system. I would not recommend it. What i would recommend is a ps2 3 volt subway or a ps3 subway. Stay away from the ps2 5 volt subways unless you get it for a really cheap price making the installation of a new board cost effective. The ps2 5 volt boards tend to fail at a higher rate in subways, since they run so hot with all the electronics crammed into the small space of the engine. The Lo-V ps2 3 volt engines (which fit your era perfectly) are frequently available on auction sites for decent prices. Good luck!
