sinclair posted:Roving Sign posted:sinclair posted:Pine Creek Railroad posted:Don't like the fact that MTH is not going to build HHRC units either.Is this a fact, or just a rumor? If fact, where did MTH announce it? And what about the TIU?
Seems to be fact - various sources.
Just keep in mind - MTH does have a clue here - they probably have adequate inventory to cover themselves for sometime to come - so you can't blame them for not making another order of HHRC.
Noting making more currently because they have plenty of inventory is not the same as never making handhelds again. I would like links to these various sources please. My local MTH dealer has not heard of this news that MTH will no longer make remotes.
Andy Edelman, VP of marketing for MTH has been the "source".
They feel that since "everyone" has a smartphone nowadays, why not integrate train control into that, making it easier and more appealing for the user. This has been large topic of discussion at the past few DCS users group dinners at the York TCA meets. (Out of those in the crowd that still had "flip phones", they drew names to give away a WIU in hopes to get people on board).
This is why the new RTR sets are now coming with the DCS Explorer.
You can read about what was discussed at the meeting by searching the forum for "DCS user group", or read the minutes from the October 17 one here. Barry does a great job recording the events.
