My Kato comments were directed at the Kato couplers on cars. Never tried the Kato loco couplers because I change all my loco's (any brand) to MLT as soon as I get one.
Paul D
N scale Washita and Santa Fe RailroadSouthern Oklahoma circa late 70's
I am also going to have to change my Kato locomotive couplers out for MTL.
As a surprise update seems like the Z Scale coupler is no longer needed.
Seems MT has released a true scale coupler in both short and long shank couplers..
https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?_route_=n-scale/true-scale-couplers/true-scale-w-short-shank-brown-1300-2-pair-00122300
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
For Kato F units, go with the 2000-1 kit. It has two couplers in it. One for the front should be already assembled but the one for the rear is the 1128 and is not assembled. I hate the 1128...major PITA to assemble.
I'm sure glad I brought the new MTL trucks with couplers all recently. Short shank true scale. I should be okay then. I bought a boat load of them little by little over the past few months
Track fiddler I'm sure glad I brought the new MTL trucks with couplers all recently. Short shank true scale. I should be okay then. I bought a boat load of them little by little over the past few months
That was a surprise to me even though I try hard to keep up with N.
I ordered the newest issues of N Scale and N Scale Railroading magazines today.
If I build a N Scale ISL I will use a Arnold SW1.
BRAKIEIn HO now but back then I bought a matched pair at M B Kleins when they still had a shop in downtown Baltimore. Track fiddler It would be nice to hear that they do mate. I would order some. I am itching to see if they look as good as everyone says they do. They will mate just like the Accumate and KD does in HO.There is no difference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I started N Scale in '68 (with a Atlas train set that had a RSC-2) when it was thought to be a novelty scale that would soon fade. I came up through the school of N Scale lessons learn both easy and hard~mostly hard. Who among us old time N Scalers can forget the wonderful Atlas/Kato RS-3 of 1983? I opt for five through a mail order shop found in MR.
Track fiddler It would be nice to hear that they do mate. I would order some. I am itching to see if they look as good as everyone says they do.
They will mate just like the Accumate and KD does in HO.There is no difference.
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I started N Scale in '68 (with a Atlas train set that had a RSC-2) when it was thought to be a novelty scale that would soon fade. I came up through the school of N Scale lessons learn both easy and hard~mostly hard.
Who among us old time N Scalers can forget the wonderful Atlas/Kato RS-3 of 1983? I opt for five through a mail order shop found in MR.
rrebell BRAKIE In HO now but back then I bought a matched pair at M B Kleins when they still had a shop in downtown Baltimore. Track fiddler It would be nice to hear that they do mate. I would order some. I am itching to see if they look as good as everyone says they do. They will mate just like the Accumate and KD does in HO.There is no difference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I started N Scale in '68 (with a Atlas train set that had a RSC-2) when it was thought to be a novelty scale that would soon fade. I came up through the school of N Scale lessons learn both easy and hard~mostly hard. Who among us old time N Scalers can forget the wonderful Atlas/Kato RS-3 of 1983? I opt for five through a mail order shop found in MR.
BRAKIE In HO now but back then I bought a matched pair at M B Kleins when they still had a shop in downtown Baltimore. Track fiddler It would be nice to hear that they do mate. I would order some. I am itching to see if they look as good as everyone says they do. They will mate just like the Accumate and KD does in HO.There is no difference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I started N Scale in '68 (with a Atlas train set that had a RSC-2) when it was thought to be a novelty scale that would soon fade. I came up through the school of N Scale lessons learn both easy and hard~mostly hard. Who among us old time N Scalers can forget the wonderful Atlas/Kato RS-3 of 1983? I opt for five through a mail order shop found in MR.
rrebell come on down you are the next contestant for oops you forgot to post
II stand corrected I dug out my last three sets of MTL short extension trucks and no true scale written anywhere. If MTL has a true scale line, apparently I didn't get them.