As you have advanced in the hobby do you wish that you had done your own ballast work the first time  or do you think that would be best left for another day?

 Okay people another stupid question from me that doesn't have a real answer. What is the best sound decoder for diesel locomotives in general.

 Does anyone here own a Dynamis system if so how is it working and would you reccomend it for a beginner?

 Does anyone here own a Dynamis DCC system?

 The end of the year is often a time to reflect on the past.This year i have learned about DCC,met all of you on this site,ordered countless catalogs and been to tousand of hobby shops and train shows.All in all this has been a great year and I wish you all a Happy Holiday

 I was wondering if anyone has a HO american made by Bachmann.I had some trouble with mine with the drive shaft from tender to locomotive. It would make a grinding noise. I checked the screws under the loco and saw that they were loose. Seeing that they were loose I tightened them and the noise stopped.

 To get an idea of what is going on in the world I have some stupid questions. What locomotives do you have on your layout (steam or diesel).What is the time period? Where is the setting? And finally what is the main frieght? I know this is wierd but I'm trying to gather my ideas and thoughts for my first railroad.
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Does anyone have any reccomended DCC system?

 I was wondering (as always) if there is any difference in quality among bachmann trains.For example if I bought a 440 american in a set versus if I bought it sepertately as in just by its self would the quality of one  be better than the other?

   I  am relatively  new to the hobby.Granted I have a 4-4-0 that if you read my other post you know has it's own set of issues. Also granting that the 4-4-0 is a HO locomotive I was wondering what, as a group of knoweledgable people you feel is the best scale for a bedroom sized layout.My only considered options are HO and N.

I have a 440 bachmann that has been around for a few years.Starting Last week it started makig this horrid grinding/chewing kind of noise.  So I then took the drive shaft out (from between the tnder and cab) and turned it back on it didn't make they noise. Then i put the shaft back in and it made the stupid noise again! So I'm guessing the problem in in the loco not on the tender end. Any ideas on this would be helpful.