Once I'm sure I can get more upgrade products (and others can too), I'll crank out another run. I have the "improved" version waiting in the wings, smaller and with a couple new features. That will be the one that gets produced.
Good advice Ed. I had two more upgrades on my wish list and thought that I missed the boat. I will not delay placing my order. Dollar for dollar and ease of installation make these upgrades great value.
Earl Trygar
Great News! Thank You Scott for taking this financial chance so as to keep this option open to us.
I have a couple of engines that need some help and I will be ordering the boards when they become available.
One suggestion though, make the directions idiot proof so I can play too. 
gg1man posted:One suggestion though, make the directions idiot proof so I can play too.
It's hard to make anything foolproof, fools are frequently very ingenious. 
Ed Boyle posted:Folks,
On a more generalized note, if you have shelf queens or conventional engines you have been "meaning to upgrade" but haven't done anything to about them, now is the the time to actually do it this Fall when the new supply of TMCC components becomes available.
Without Scott and Lionel coming to an agreement you would be out of luck, so I would not wait any longer to do your upgrades or repairs.
Just a thought.
Ed Boyle
Yes.
Remember the old adage: "Put your money where your mouth is"? Well, unless we want to be consigned to the trash heap of Silly Whiners - now is (or soon will be) the time.
Postpone purchasing that next used passenger car set and pony up for a couple of upgrade kits.
gunrunnerjohn posted:Once I'm sure I can get more upgrade products (and others can too), I'll crank out another run. I have the "improved" version waiting in the wings, smaller and with a couple new features. That will be the one that gets produced.
So is this improvement a Supa Chuffa III version or more likely a Supa Chuffa 2.5?
You can check this thread for details, no reason to carry on with the conversation here:
The Super-Chuffer Revisited
TREMENDOUS news!
Gratitude to both Scott AND Lionel!
I'm looking at 4-5 loc conversions in the Fall. Orders will be placed. 
I know Scott is terrified that our one little steeple cab will hurt his business, LOL. This is great news. They are the only electronics that will fit in our electrics. Thanks Scott, Don
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gunrunnerjohn posted:gg1man posted:One suggestion though, make the directions idiot proof so I can play too.It's hard to make anything foolproof, fools are frequently very ingenious.
John: You certainly have a way with words. Another of your quotes I must remember!
Don
I reviewed the thread but saw no mention of Atlas O. Scott will you sell boards to them?
Lionel clearly has no plan here. They cut out a supplier and created a lot of chaos for their customers. They did this without another option lined up. Then Scott comes in and saves the day. I think they are still working on a Plan B? I say that because Lionel said ERR products were getting out of date. Now I'm supposed to buy them?
I'm out. MTH from now on.
ChiTown Steve posted:Lionel clearly has no plan here. They cut out a supplier and created a lot of chaos for their customers. They did this without another option lined up. Then Scott comes in and saves the day. I think they are still working on a Plan B? I say that because Lionel said ERR products were getting out of date. Now I'm supposed to buy them?
I'm out. MTH from now on.
I say ... questionable logic there.
breezinup posted:The earth almost moved off its axis when Microsoft announced a couple years ago that they would no longer support XP. The difference, of course, is that there were other products available at the time to take its place, even though millions of people complained and were perfectly content to just keep their XP.
Reading between the lines a little, I think Scott is saying (and Lionel CEO Hitchcock in his statement, as well) that Lionel will have another control system coming down the pike, which will supercede TMCC and be available for installations (and to 3rd Rail and Atlas as well), but that product is still in the development stage.
By Jove, I think you've got it!
ell, I can't jump up for joy about lc+ so, hopefully they take step back. All the mans for us is more obsoleted boards
I'll take the "obsolete" boards, thanks.
With regards to the DC commanders, while I enjoy the cruise control and like to just let things run sometimes, the DC commander offers one the ability to "drive" the loco from the remote just like under conventional control. Cruise is great with the larger can motors with a flywheel, DC commander works just fine with the smaller axle drive motors. For me it is the consistency in control. I am glad to see these will be returning since my order was cancelled, too late to the party.
gunrunnerjohn posted:modeltrainsparts posted:As a very small ERR dealer, but one who has been doing TMCC conversions since the days of the LCRU scavenged from Lionel locos (Pre-Digital Dynamics, Pre-TAS, And Pre-ERR) mostly for 5 hobby shops located in a rural not too affluent part of Upstate NY, I will say that while I personally prefer the Cruise Commander; the DC Commander has been the choice of my customers almost 2 to 1 because of the price differential. For them the extra $50 per loco is a lot of money. I'm saying this not to start an argument but merely to offer some info from the other side of the coin (pun intended!).
Good input, I guess I push the Cruise Commander pretty hard as I know in the overall price it's not that much more for a significant performance gain.
BTW, what board did you use to convert a K-Line Plymouth? I got three that I don't want to orphan 
---PCJ
RailRide posted:BTW, what board did you use to convert a K-Line Plymouth? I got three that I don't want to orphan
---PCJ
A mini Commander 2 will work.
Pete
The MC-II is the only one that fits. Sadly, that's one that isn't currently slated to be picked up in the currently licensing deal. I'm hopeful that maybe in the future it may happen, it all depends on how much volume there would be. I'm glad I stocked up on the MC-II boards before they disappeared as I have a number of projects that I'll need them for. I just wish I had more MC-ACC boards, I didn't plan far enough ahead on those.
