I'm trying to find out what style of coupler this is on the boxcar. I thought it was micro trains, so I ordered conversions for the few cars I have. When I received them they are not the same style as the boxcar in the picture. People on the forums seem to have good things to say about micro train couplers so I figured that I would give it a shot. Aside from being miserable to assemble, they don't even come close to working as smoothly or as reliably as the coupler on the boxcar I have already. Odd thing is that the boxcar is a micro trains car so I just assumed that it had micro train couplers. The car that has the body removed is one that I converted with the micro trains couplers I purchased.
Is that an Athearn/MDC car? That's probably a McHenry then, looks closest to that
http://www.nscaledivision.com/information_on_couplers.htm
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It is always a good idea to preface a post about a problem with some general information such as what scale does your question relate too. I read over your post a couple times and I finally got the impression you are talking about N-Scale. Sorry can't help; but, good luck getting answer.
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That appears to be an Atlas N scale car - Atlas uses 'Accumate' couplers. Exacty what are you wanting to accomplish? The coupler looks good. MT couplers usually come with their own truck, or you can buy them setup for 'body mounting' - You will need to build 'pads' to get the coupler height correct, and drill/tap for either a 00-90 or 0-80 screw for mounting.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
looks like an MTL, errr... the coupler does.
MTL has a shorter whisker that is often a bronze or golden color. they come with black plastic wheels and are heftily weighted.
Atlas' accumates have a longer whisker on their couplers, that is black. it doesn't stick up above the top of the coupler. they're trucks come equipped with brown plastic wheels.
was this car a rapido equipped one?
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Sorry guys, I forgot to mention that I'm modeling in N scale. My plan is to operate my small layout with some small industries that will provide places for some switching. The overall goal is to do this hands free. I've found the coupler on the boxcar to work best, even better than the micro trains couplers. The plan in my head is to bury electro magnets below the sleepers to avoid accidental uncouplings and a clean appearance. The McHenery couplers seem to work very well over the permanent magnets so I'm in hopes that they will work as well with the elctro magnets.
I've been looking around this past weekend to find the parts to make the coversions. It seems that they will be a direct replacement for all the atlas acumate couplers I already have. The only downfall so far that I have found is that they only come in athearn models or will replace the acumate couplers. I have ordered 6 pair and will see how they convert and work on the atlas rolling stock and atlas locomotives I have. If they work well, I will purchase atlas wheel sets and modify them to work on my bachman cars too.
thanks for the help.