"Puckdropper" wrote:

There have been some major changes in model railroading in the last
30
years. Besides the digital age, there's been a shift from kits to
ready
to run. Even the "shake the box" kits are being phased out in place
of
more expensive ready to run stuff.

More instant gratification, everybody is in the "hurry up and wait"
mode.

The control box sounds cool. Zone control and indicator lights
sounds
like a very necessary thing for a large layout run with conventional
power. (Digital Command Control eliminates the need for zone
control.)


It was only a 4x8 layout.

The panel was one of those "If you can't dazzle them with brillance,
baffle them with bull****" items.

Lew