06-09-2010, 12:07 PM
Or to make Charlie's response more RR-specific...
Why Accurail, Athearn, and others?
Why brass and plastic?
Why RTR and kits?
I think this last one comes closest to the decoder question. Sure, "we" could make one super customizable decoder. We'd all buy it and tune it specifically to our needs. But there's lots of people who'd rather "plug'n'play" and spend time on other aspects.
Heck, not even the railroads use one type of any given thing - especially locomotives!
Andrew
Why Accurail, Athearn, and others?
Why brass and plastic?
Why RTR and kits?
I think this last one comes closest to the decoder question. Sure, "we" could make one super customizable decoder. We'd all buy it and tune it specifically to our needs. But there's lots of people who'd rather "plug'n'play" and spend time on other aspects.
Heck, not even the railroads use one type of any given thing - especially locomotives!
Andrew