03-27-2016, 11:13 AM
Depends on the user. From my perspective, the higher the tech, the more chances something will go wrong and the greater the maintenance and operation headaches.
My joy as a young boy was operating trains with an absolute minimum of technology - an electric outlet, a throttle and a train running on some tracks.
That's still more than good enough for me. The real problem with technology is the speed at which it makes itself obsolete and compels you to do it all over again with the next batch of "must have gadgets".
However, I admit that when the day finally comes that I can adapt my N-scale to operate by battery and remote radio control I will do it, because track wiring has become far too complex for something that used to be quite simple, and I had some elaborate layouts put together when I was young with all sorts of turnouts and what-nots, and it always ran flawlessly with simple-plug-and-play.
My joy as a young boy was operating trains with an absolute minimum of technology - an electric outlet, a throttle and a train running on some tracks.
That's still more than good enough for me. The real problem with technology is the speed at which it makes itself obsolete and compels you to do it all over again with the next batch of "must have gadgets".
However, I admit that when the day finally comes that I can adapt my N-scale to operate by battery and remote radio control I will do it, because track wiring has become far too complex for something that used to be quite simple, and I had some elaborate layouts put together when I was young with all sorts of turnouts and what-nots, and it always ran flawlessly with simple-plug-and-play.