couplers

[Mr Fixit]

They may not have updated the site. Our club buys directly from Kaddee, one member fronts the purchases for everyone and then we pay him back. I think the last order was over $1000.00. He is sending in another order and the latest price list we received from them announced that the #4 was being discontinued. I asked him to see if they had any stock left that I could order, and they said that they were sold out.

A $1000.00 worth of couplers to go thanks!!!!

I'll bet even that over the counter order raised a few eyebrows at KD.

As for me, well following consultations with my local hobby shop owner, I am keeping the Mc Henry's that came on the Bachmann stuff and mounting KD's on anything else that requires them.

I have only had one or two couplers broken in handling accidents by my then 5 yo boy. No real problem there, once kids are shown how to safely handle rolling stock. I could just as easily have broken them myself in the same circumstances.

I well remember drooling over the KD ads in Model Railroader and their delayed magnetic action at school in the late 70's early 80's while cursing the horn hooks on the stuff at home. Dont get me started on those bloody ugly couplers that were on the Hornby stuff. YUK

Mark