Anyone Ever Make the Switch to Command...and Then Go Back to Conventional??

Bob, after reading your post I think i would tend to agree with you.  If I did invest in commend someday, I think it would be fine with me to be able to control multiple trains on the same track, slow speed control, the lighting thing, and the one push directional....although i might use the other features from time to time, I think those you mentioned would be enough for me.

It's like your TV remote IMO.  My remote has what seems like 157 buttons.  What do I tend to use almost exclusively?  On/Off...volume...channel up down... last channel viewed...that's about it.  

- Mike

Hey Paul...that would make a good bumper sticker!!  

Mike,

I'd like to see how the new WBB engines perform at slow speeds, and if they could make a one-touch reverse unit we'd have those features met (already have lighting installed).

While I do own a few conventional engines and my DCS is set up to run them, they hardly ever see run time anymore. It's far easier to fire up the DCS and run what is on the rails. Since I have sidings for 5 complete trains I seldom go beyond them.

Now the new layout will have far more realistic operation capacity, Going around the circle does wear thin for me after a while.  The kids still haven't lost the love tho.

And The Coors Silver Bullet always gets attention when I bring it out from it's hidden siding on the back of the layout. Even the Adults like that one.

I have TMCC-1 and run a few modern locos off of it. However, most of my stuff is PW or MPC, and I run them conventional with the remote that works with the Z-4000.

Mike.......whenever I get an inkling of conventional, it gets smothered by the exhilaration of prototypical slow speed operation.......

Peter

Somewhat.  I started off conventional post-war, then bought a few conventional with RS, and then jumped to TMCC for the next 6 engines.  Plus, I had TAS convert 2 with RS to TMCC.

Since then, I've bought only Williams conventional because I'm finding that most of my TMCC use really can be solved with a PowerMaster in conventional mode.  I mostly control speed with TMCC and haven't gotten into the advanced effects. 

Legacy and TMCC is too much fun and too easy and very trouble free.  At least for me.  I'd never go back to 100% conventional, from the transformer, operation.

I run both tmcc and conventional trains. I like running both conv. and command. I like the fact that tmcc gives me "walk-around" throttle capability with both command and conventional engines. Shoot, walk-around throttle control has been around for the smaller gauges like H.O. and N scales for a long time before lionel came out with tmcc in the 90's. there are advantages to command, like if u have a de-railment at the far end of the layout, u can take the throttle-control with u to the site and control the loco right there and ammend any issues without running back and forth to the control panel.

  However, I like the simplicity and sheer "fun" of the conventional stuff too, different strokes for different folks...

I have to say that with frustrations with both DCS and Legacy, the temptation to box them up is strong, alas, as my new layout progresses, I'll just have to see how things progress.

I see so many posts about Legacy and DCS. I guess I am just lucky that I really don't have an issues with either. I run them side by side pretty much daily.