--- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > > ...a red circle with the words DCC ENABLED. > > However, the loco does not operate on DC which is what most of the scale > folks use. The point being that Lionel has not yet seriously offered a > genuine scale model to the scale community. Yet they are speaking as if > scale sales are "slow". > > This is most unfortunate and illustrates an ignorance of scale modeling on > the part of Lionel. If left uncorrected, we have only ourselves to blame. > > "S"adly....Ed L.
I have seen the Lionel DCC compatibility demonstrated. While still currently in the development stage, if there are no changes, locomotives so equipped will operate on DC, AC, DCC and TMCC/Legacy with no modifications. Watching the latest TCA video, (they start waving Flyer around near the 18 minute mark) http://tcamembers.org/netvision/ it was pretty evident that the SD70 pilots will be different than the U33C. They still swing, but independenly of the trucks. This is a feature incorporated into their O Gauge Vision Line GE Hybrid locomotive. The pilot will remain centered when nothing is coupled to the locomotive, but will swing when something is coupled to them. I think Lionel is still receptive to S Scalers,(MTH,too) but if we go in, guns blazing, saying "do it OUR way or else the heck with you," we will only see deep flange, big coupler stuff from both companies, then complain endlessly about it. And, it would likely discourage any other major company from considering offering S Scale. Rich G(ajnak) ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
