remember when we asked

Given that you started out talking about problem areas, the future will probably be "I put on the helmet, turned on the power, and the train doesn't move. What's wrong, is it me or the train?"

 

Dave

Hopefully we'll have Star Trek's Holograph deck to play in!

Just think of the places and trains we can experience...

Your post is nearly incomprehensible given it's lack of punctuation. It appears to be jibberish the first time you read it. I had to read it 3 more times to figure it out!

Our society is gadget oriented with both good or bad results. We want simplicity but are enamored of what technology can do when it's working. Not so much when it doesn't, whether its a hot water heater or a command control system. Old time circuit breakers used to fry locomotives, or what we called short circuits. Nothings perfect. More complicated? Yes but what isnt? We want convenience made possible by complexity and yet want simplicity too. Technology whatever it is can either be a headache or a blessing and that applies to non model railroad stuff. I am sure hand cranking a car back in the day and not having it start made for some creative cussing. 

Wow, that's odd.  I understood the post the 1st time I read it.  Guess you need to brush up on your jibberish.

CAN YOU READ THIS?

f yuo can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.



If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't and that makes you a better O-Gauge Hobbiest !!!...LOL

K.C.

Now try speed reading, your mind can grasp the general idea of a whole section of text almost instantly.

Try paragraphs first, then two at a time, progress to full pages.(you will miss things but its useful)

We need to know which transformer.(please don't say "the black one")

 You need a "known to be good" tester of some kind. 18-24volt bulb will work (lighted car? Not the loco!..yet). $10ish ohm/volt meter is better, better ones are best.

 

Tom Blevins...

Im sorry if my punctuation and phonics stink that is what makes me unique!

and please do have a great day too!!

For those of us who have been around this hobby for a long time, the changes were gradual until the advent of the Modern Era. Mike Wolf stormed onto the O-Gauge scene and nothing has been the same since. He set the example of what can be done and others jumped in (if they had any intensions of being competitive). TMCC also was a big game changer thanks to Neil Young.

 

The future has no restrictions. It is going to be a fun ride for all O-Gauge fans.

 

 

Let's raise the bar..... How about an all in one where all electronics are in engines tenders and we just speak the command and they respond!

now that's an inspiring task for all manufacturers!!