Sorry I don't log in on this forum as often as others do, but when I do, ...I must say "wow", that
the responses are incredible. Anyway, I'm kinda a neat freak, after working 40 years in my work environment kinda makes one think like work. "A clean work bench is a safe workbench".
The guy in Baton Rouge with his bench working in another area, would be great for me, but alas, I don't have the work space for that. As for having placing or performing work on the kitchen table, my wife would go nuclear/postal/you name it on me. Let alone the fact that DCC decoders with sound make noise ...but in the kitchen?
I kinda like the idea of having only a few engines with sound, since all of my layout will be in the same room. Like it was stated "...having to deal with a room full of diesels idling, including those on the other end of the railroad, i.e., across the 16 x 20 ft room (layout) that is supposed to be a hundred miles away" makes sense to me. Let alone the added cost of the high price sound decoders. I wonder why Bachmann doesn't sell cheaper versions of the sound decoders.
Anyway, after careful consideration of all the responses, I committed to one day convert a few of my old locos with maybe a DCC simple decoder. I also will do something a little different in that, my workbench will be part of the train layout, where one leg will enter/exit the workbench area. That area can also be my track programming area. Just remember too much noise will wake a sleeping beauty.
This brings up another topic, that I'll address in the general discussion area.
the responses are incredible. Anyway, I'm kinda a neat freak, after working 40 years in my work environment kinda makes one think like work. "A clean work bench is a safe workbench".
The guy in Baton Rouge with his bench working in another area, would be great for me, but alas, I don't have the work space for that. As for having placing or performing work on the kitchen table, my wife would go nuclear/postal/you name it on me. Let alone the fact that DCC decoders with sound make noise ...but in the kitchen?
I kinda like the idea of having only a few engines with sound, since all of my layout will be in the same room. Like it was stated "...having to deal with a room full of diesels idling, including those on the other end of the railroad, i.e., across the 16 x 20 ft room (layout) that is supposed to be a hundred miles away" makes sense to me. Let alone the added cost of the high price sound decoders. I wonder why Bachmann doesn't sell cheaper versions of the sound decoders.
Anyway, after careful consideration of all the responses, I committed to one day convert a few of my old locos with maybe a DCC simple decoder. I also will do something a little different in that, my workbench will be part of the train layout, where one leg will enter/exit the workbench area. That area can also be my track programming area. Just remember too much noise will wake a sleeping beauty.
This brings up another topic, that I'll address in the general discussion area.