04-11-2011, 03:34 PM
Take it from cheap Charlie....buy the Kadee's If you buy the bulk packs it comes to just a little over a buck a car, and you can buy the Kadee #11 without the draft gear boxes which you don't need in most cases, and if you do I'll be glad to send you some. The bulk #11 (is the Kadee 5) which comes 20 pr to the pack without the draft gear.
The number 5 is the one that is most common, works for 95% of the cars and locomotives, and is an easy change out. I try to drill and tap all my cars for a 2-56 screw to hold the couples in place, but in most cases the clips etc that come with the body mount couples will work fine.
The proto couplers have a plastic "spring" to close them which seems to be very unreliable. I built a good number of P2K car kits that came with these couples, and I am replacing one almost every day because they won't stay closed.
Charlie
The number 5 is the one that is most common, works for 95% of the cars and locomotives, and is an easy change out. I try to drill and tap all my cars for a 2-56 screw to hold the couples in place, but in most cases the clips etc that come with the body mount couples will work fine.
The proto couplers have a plastic "spring" to close them which seems to be very unreliable. I built a good number of P2K car kits that came with these couples, and I am replacing one almost every day because they won't stay closed.
Charlie