DCC++ is an exciting and useful development that I hope catches on with more users.

A while ago Dave Bodnar posted that he had experimented with DCC++ and showed his development of  a high power boosted based on an Arduino and a motor shield. This interested me and I investigated and spoke with Dave about this booster. 

  Hi All, Still trying to decide if I want to try Railpro for my S layout. Todays question is about the sound modules. I've heard people say they are not as sweet sounding as Lok sound or Tsunamis but I'd guess they sound good enough for me , what I'm wondering though is how they react to dead spots on the track. Do they drop sound comparable to a DCC decoder or do they handle the tiny power gaps better? Can anyone tell any substantial difference in this respect?

I did this LifeLike GP18 a little while back with a grey/yellow paint scheme, but somehow I wasn't satisfied with it.

So I decided to strip the paint a second time and repaint it this time in a straight dark green. I gave the engine a light weathering.

While I was working on this engine I upgraded the DCC to a sound-decoder SDN136PS from Digitrax, Inc.

Has anyone recently tried to install sound in a Kato HO NW2?  I did this some years ago using a Digitrax SDN144.  The whole installation was a bear due to the N scale style of frame construction (split frame) & total lack of space but it did work. The Digitrax decoder eventually failed and I'm hoping that there is a newer small decoder that would work better.  Never was too excited about the Digitrax one I had.

Any advice?

Thanks.

Larry B