What do you think is the next great feature in O scale?

What's with the track power obsession? Seriously, who wants to keep runing all that wire and soldering to track, creating blocks and cleaning track constantly??? What a pain in the butt!

See how your thoughts work both ways brian.defazio?

Ok, so it's not for you. Congratulations on your decision.  So others are not allowed to enjoy and embrace?

Diversity is a good thing.  There's more than one way to run a railroad.

Have Fun.

Ron

@CBQer posted:

No disrespect meant, if O gauge went to "Dead rail", why use a 3 rail?

Dick

For all of those engines you have not converted to deadrail yet? 😉

Or in my case because my Son and Brother-in-law still run Legacy and DCS and I like it when they bring their trains and visit me.😁

Have Fun!

Ron

@Dylan the Train Man posted:

I thought of a feature that I want to see on Lionel, MTH, and Atlas O modern diesels. If you look at a modern diesel, such as a GEVO or SD70ACe, the bearing caps rotate. Lionel, MTH, and Atlas have the rotating bearing caps on freight cars, and the feature is realistic, but I want the feature on locomotives, too. Scaletrains, a company that makes highly detailed HO and N Scale models, has rotating bearing caps on their modern diesel models.

This is the feature that I mentioned when I started this thread, so I’m totally on board with you @Dylan the Train Man! I have been jealous of those smaller scale guys for a bit now because of that feature.

I would think O scale cars and trucks that run on batteries that stop and start based on lights to add to my city train scenes.

@paigetrain posted:

VSR for lionchief plus 2.0

legacy 2.0 - a universal system that can run everything ever made with no additional hardware

locomotive camera- long overdue

a legacy cab 2 jr remote - smaller remote still with the LCD screen but with much simpler controls and a cheaper price and it could also work off bluetooth so a base is optional . I think we were supposed to get a junior version of TMCC in the 90s but it never took off. it would be great for people like me who wants all the features of Lionchief plus 2.0 but is very intimidated by the current cab 1 and cab 2 remote. it could have 3 engine channels like the universal remote but then all the necessary buttons for tower, crew etc.

i swear i need to work at lionel because i might have some really good ideas

I agree (legacy 2.0 - a universal system that can run everything ever made with no additional hardware)

A universal one stop system would be great.

@Ron045 posted:

Seriously, who wants to keep runing all that wire

I would save oodles on wire if battery power were the way haha

Your post is how I learned not to shoot down new technology. I don't have to like it but it could be better for others. That's why I said I would try a battery locomotive if given the chance. Maybe I'll love it! I still think I'll hate it. What I actually suspect is that I will hardly notice a difference and that alone would be beneficial because it means I can buy the 3 rail powered locomotives and I can buy battery powered.

Then again, if those fabled super duper graphene batteries ever came about, that would really change the game. I feel like I come across them in the news once a year but I never see them in production. Lithium tech was mind blowing the first time I used it. The articles I have skimmed claimed graphene would be even better

Ron045, BillYo414:

Regarding battery powered versus rail power I think there may be a middle ground. I have a small add-on board that will let locomotives with my controller run on internal battery, DC track power, AC track power, and DCC. The board is still being tested, but I think the concept is sound. The issue of 3-rail versus 2-rail is a little more of a challenge since the battery-powered mode doesn't require the extra pick-up.