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bachman HOn30
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:03 AM
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A ONE OF THESE SETS,WHICH IS A O SCALE TRAIN ON HO TRACK. THEY SEEM TO COME WITH A REALISTIC SET OF COUPLERS,NOT YOUR STANDARD HO TYPE. ARE THESE THE AUTOMATIC KADEE TYPE,OR DO THESES HAVE TO BE PURCHASED SEPARATLY? DO I PURCHASE HO COUPLERS OR O SCALE COUPLERS? THANK YOU
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bachman HOn30
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:03 AM
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A ONE OF THESE SETS,WHICH IS A O SCALE TRAIN ON HO TRACK. THEY SEEM TO COME WITH A REALISTIC SET OF COUPLERS,NOT YOUR STANDARD HO TYPE. ARE THESE THE AUTOMATIC KADEE TYPE,OR DO THESES HAVE TO BE PURCHASED SEPARATLY? DO I PURCHASE HO COUPLERS OR O SCALE COUPLERS? THANK YOU
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:11 PM
First they are not Kaydee. I used kaydee ho and thar worked fine. In reality we should use o -scale. Havn't tried it yet. Bill
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:11 PM
First they are not Kaydee. I used kaydee ho and thar worked fine. In reality we should use o -scale. Havn't tried it yet. Bill
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:17 PM
I think you mean to say Bachmann On30 trains.
HOn30 is HO scale on N gauge track.
The couplers on Bachmann On30 are Bachmann ez-mate brand HO size.
They are mounted at HO height.
Kadee does make correct scale On3 couplers.
They are designed to be mounted higher than HO.
Tim O'Hare
rubber gauger G, O, On30, On3, HO, Hon3, N, & Z
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:17 PM
I think you mean to say Bachmann On30 trains.
HOn30 is HO scale on N gauge track.
The couplers on Bachmann On30 are Bachmann ez-mate brand HO size.
They are mounted at HO height.
Kadee does make correct scale On3 couplers.
They are designed to be mounted higher than HO.
Tim O'Hare
rubber gauger G, O, On30, On3, HO, Hon3, N, & Z

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