Its funny you should say that............................ its over a year old, I cant find receipt, and I cant remember who I bought it from, and when I tried Hattons they did a purchase search and it wasnt them......
SO.
I was browsing my mags, and the web costing up the two systems, I have until easter to choose a system and become competent with it. , as that is the next show date for its use, my only requirements are 1. simple to use, and one handed is a real bonus with my trackwork....... 2. able to manipulate accesories, I use DCC concepts digital point motors, and control one moving loco at a time, but numerous idle with sound, a train index of around thirty locos, and a layout size under 12' by 2' typically operated from one end only.
the big swinger may be that my brother is already the proud owner of a power cab, but I havent tried it yet cause he has lost a lead. and doesnt have a finished trainset to use it on. so it is almost a done deal on the powercab front, it is just cost. I have some big outlays for Christmas, and sound for the new Dapol westerns will be one of the them. which brings me to the next conversation........
are you aware of isolating a sound chip beneath the layout, running it as a consist with say two or three DCC chipped locos and then feeding the sound through a set of computer speakers which I am thinking of mounting in the layout fascia, as i intend to run a few 50s, 47s, and westerns, ( a stud of around ten for a typical show) you can see the cost will be prohibitive, but as the focal point for the sound is so small for the diarama the speakers I think offer a viable alternative worth investigating....
I have heard a yank has done it and was told of an article in model railroader, but not seen it to date.
this together with LED lights which are to set behind all 100 of the Tennement flat windows, toilet lights which are to be activated on a random short illumination, and lounge lights more permanent, but with variation for effect.
I am no electrician but can follow line diagrams.
so its still all about MY wants and MY needs......
Rol minor.
. Thanks for posting the Hymek pic, its an excellent shot. Be even better if it was a Western
............ a dose of "Wild" Western Thunder !
so the long put off move into new digs for Christmas is iminent.
the destination of choice has limited space, and Sanatorium, road, and Castle works, just wont fit, 
but on a positive note....... The boards for Ranelagh bridge are being delivered the following week,
but I did get to play with a Prodigy at the Newport show and what a releif...... corded DCC here we come. 
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