Bare with me please, I'm a new guy.
While most of the last 2 pages are admittedly beyond my comprehension (at this point) My question is... how do I get from my dad's old (but very cool) steamers, to where the new "cool stuff" is?
In no particular order, I'm reading about Power House, Power Master, TMCC, Legacy, Command Base w/remote, Cab1& Cab2, the little "shack" next to the track so I don't burn up my engines in the event of a spark, and all the requisite cables... I watched Mark, the "Lionel guy" from 5 years ago on You Tube explaining eight different black boxes on the table in front of him, plus a bridge or two, and I can't even tell if I need 7.5 Amps or 20!
(I do have an iPhone and a iPad however, and am familiar with bluetooth.)
I saw a very helpful red and green chart explaining a possible pathway to get from my stuff to the latest and greatest, but do I have to buy all the "black boxes" in between? I'm guessing there are many who find themselves in my position.
I had a fun Christmas season with Dad's (pre and post war) O gauge trains, a 1073, a 1033, and two boxes of track. I built a modest layout with reversing loops and two sidings w/blocks for starters. I am hoping to expand and update with something new for next year and recently purchased a CW80.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
