Working HO Air Hoses

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If I could find small enough magnets I could probably make something similar.

Dave; I've been thinking the same thing myself. If you can locate small enough magnets and something on the order of 1/16in flexible hose material - after a few trial and error tests, you could probably accomplish the same thing using their installation video as a guide. $25 to equip 10 cars/loco's is a bit of a hit on my pocket book, although I do intend to get a set just to test them out on one loco and a few cars. But like you, I have a lot of other projects that need to be done first.

I do like the sounds they was using..I wonder if that was dubbed or a decoder?

Larry, those sounds were obviously dubbed, although on my Atlas DCC/Sound units I can certainly duplicate the sound of the air hose's separating and do that when I operate the layout now. Sure gets some interesting look's from casual observers when they hear the brakeman pull the pin and then the air hoses separate when you pull away! Wish all my DCC/Sound equipped engines did that.