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From: "Bob Werre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [S-Trains] Re: {S-Scale List} S Kadee couplers
> First off John, the cars that Jim King and others make can be used on
> hi-rail layouts with the big claw couplers if someone wants to! I have
> done some simple conversions for a hi-rail friend and it's not a big
> deal at all.
RE : Yeah, I know... but my only point was that the SMMW models were not
designed with AF compatability in mind. And I'm just glad that there is
finally a model available that doesn't require modification to meet scale
standards, but instead requires work to meet archaic standards... a
politically incorrect flip-flop in the S community if you will... but
definitely one for the better.
> Again, the point I have been trying to make is having a coupler that you
> don't have to fool with the trip pin, you don't have to use different
> springs in the box, you don't have the accordion effect over magnets,
> were the delay works well and where you don't have to double up on the
> magnets. In the last several days we've had all kinds of solutions to
> problems we really shouldn't have in the first place!
RE : I gotta admit, I'm not crazy about the look of trip pins on any
coupler, but I have enjoyed the functionality it provides. Yet with that
said, I still prefer the pristine look over the functional look, so I still
prefer a coupler without the pins. And as much as I have enjoyed the easy,
hands-free workings of Kadee-type couplers, the older I get the more I find
myself WANTING to "get into the scene" and "the action" by having some small
form of a hands-on interaction with the models. I get the feeling of being
a real breakman by this, whether using a pic (ion Kadee stype couplers) or a
magnet (on Sergent couplers). To me, its more fun to interact with the
models instead of just sitting back and watching them move around the
layout.
John Degnan
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