Been thinking about this for awhile and took the plunge last week.

I needed a switch / control mechanism that I could mount in foam and be able to remove easily if needed.  I didn't want something I would have to destroy scenery to work on it.

Here is a link to a youtube video that shows the operation of the first one I did.  Have done 3 more and so far they all work fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1XmKd0KrdE

I just watched the new movie on Walthers' website regarding new items shown at the NMRA convention. If particular interest was the switch control system which controls turnouts with servo motor, has a DCC interface, lever switches which can be used to automatically change frog polarity, signal inputs and the like, plus various cables, power supplies and on and on.

I am planning my N-scale model railroad, and want to use DCC. 

For those of you who have used and/or are using DCC, which system do you prefer?  NCE? Digitrax? MRC?

I have read much about these, and am getting overwhelmed.  This will be my first layout with DCC, so please remember I am a first timer.  What are the advantages and drawbacks of each?

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I am looking to add a headlight to my brass 0-8-0 made in the 1960's by Tenshodo. Does anybody have good tutorials on how to do this or recommendations for lights/leds to use? The light is not mounted to the smokebox and hangs out from it's center on it's front face, see the Great Northern C-1 class 0-8-0's for a better picture.

I am doing a two phase DCC conversion starting with the headlamp and motor and then installing a light on the tender with a speaker later.

Thanks ahead of time.