In the past I have purchased two LionChief Plus 2.0 locomotives for my grandson for Christmas (one steam and one diesel) and they work very well with both the universal remote and the app.
But there is a wider selection if I consider a Legacy engine for him this year.
He has no base unit and I know you can run Legacy with either the Universal Remote or the App as long as it has BlueTooth, but what do you lose?
Anyone who has done this?
Thanks,
John
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So when I got my first Legacy engine I used the app for a little bit before deciding that it didn't have all the features I wanted and buying a Cab 2. But I think it will have all the features your grandson is used to: basic speed control forward and reverse, whistle, smoke, remote couplers. I think some of the crew talk is there too. But there wasn't any access to any of the extra Legacy features, like the steam engine I have, I couldn't change the classification light color on the app like I can with full Legacy control.
I only have one Legacy engine with Bluetooth, a set of E7s. It only has the normal functions of sound and stack smoke. It seems to work as well as a Cab2 using either the apps or Universal Remote though the Cab3 App gives the finest low speed control.
Pete
@Norton posted:I only have one Legacy engine with Bluetooth, a set of E7s. It only has the normal functions of sound and stack smoke. It seems to work as well as a Cab2 using either the apps or Universal Remote though the Cab3 App gives the finest low speed control.
Pete
I don't see finer speed control using the CAB3 app vs the CAB2. The CAB2 gives you the full 200 speed steps, it don't get no better than that. I will admit, the CAB3 does work better than the old LC app for Legacy BT equipped engines, but IMO not better than the CAB2.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:I don't see finer speed control using the CAB3 app vs the CAB2. The CAB2 gives you the full 200 speed steps, it don't get no better than that. I will admit, the CAB3 does work better than the old LC app for Legacy BT equipped engines, but IMO not better than the CAB2.
Comparing the Universal Remote and LC App to the Cab3 App the Cab3 App gives finer control. As fine as the Cab2. The OP doesn’t have a Cab2.
Pete
@Norton posted:Comparing the Universal Remote and LC App to the Cab3 App the Cab3 App gives finer control. As fine as the Cab2. The OP doesn’t have a Cab2.
Pete
OK, you mentioned the CAB2, that's what I thought we were comparing. 
My son runs his legacy locomotives on the app using Bluetooth. He enjoys it a great deal.
So would you guys say running a Legacy with either the App or Universal Remote is roughly the same as running LC+ 2.0 with the same? Same number of features? Example: The LC+ 2.0 engines have more crew talk and sound features if you run them on a Legacy system. It's sort of Legacy lite.
Thanks,
John
@Norton posted:I only have one Legacy engine with Bluetooth, a set of E7s. It only has the normal functions of sound and stack smoke. It seems to work as well as a Cab2 using either the apps or Universal Remote though the Cab3 App gives the finest low speed control.
Pete
So you don't have a base Pete, only the universal and app?
John
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