Tempted to Convert to DCC/Sound?

[Green_Elite_Cab]

I also just asked at a LHS how much it would cost to convert a fairly-new loco to DCC and they said it would be close to $200 per loco, which I certainly can’t afford!

did you mean upgrade an engine, or to buy a DCC set?

You wouldn't believe how much people at hobby shops want to charge for dcc installs. It's $75 at mine, and $150 if you want to add sound. Mind you this is withOUT the decoder, just the install.


Best advice I can say is do it yourself, and take some time to read up on the installs on models.

thats absolutely outragous. the only DCC install that has ever caused me any gried was in my brass E44s. DCC is so simple to install, that if you have a soldering iron and a clue, it takes 5 minutes. sound is a little trickier, but if you made it thus far, its probably not out of your grasp.