Tom, I wasn't comparing operations but the overall sizes. Seems to me
that the HO Kadee's, the Stewart (Huff/Puff), the Sergent and the AM
dummy are very close to each other in overall size.
One of our members runs the claws, but purchased a few cars that only
work with the smaller sized couplers body mounted, so I make up a
transition car. I had quite a time finding those old Ace mounting
brackets to hold a claw. Don Heimberger came to the rescue on that one.
Bob Werre
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From: Bob Werre
. . . . . . . With that being said let me question Matt and ask--what
American Models coupler?. . . . . . .
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Since I don't do much switching, I like the AM dummy coupler -
Snaplock (3 pair) $5.95 CPL600
It couples just fine with the KD 802 and seems to be about the same size.
And it may well be more of a scale model of a real one than the KD is.
Since the KD coupler is not really a scale model of a real one, but a
modification to facilitate operating, they're hard to compare.
When my club runs trains on our show layout, if somebody finds a car
at the
end of the show when we're packing up with a KD on one end and an AM
dummy
at the other end, that's my car.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan USA
