What are you talking about, "DCC-friendly"? I don't even run DCC, and none of 
switches on my operating layout would not be "DCC-friendly", if I decided to 
convert tomorrow.

Are we trying to tell beginners that model railroading is a hobby for wealthy 
elitists now?

"S"tring Bob  _______________________________________


--- In [email protected], Charles Weston <rotary...@...> wrote:
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> Good points, Ed!
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> We talk about converting people from HO, but we don't have a DCC-friendly 
> track system comparable to Atlas HO, which is bound to be a big stumbling 
> block for those wanting to move up to S.
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> Charles Weston
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> --- On Mon, 8/2/10, Ed <loize...@...> wrote:
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> From: Ed <loize...@...>
> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Is there one...??
> To: [email protected]
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