Fw: (erielack) Survey help

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>]

I sent this to Joe off list but what the hey.  Others have been sharing . .
.

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>
To: <JJLofland_@_aol.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Survey help


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JJLofland_@_aol.com>
> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 4:56 PM
> Subject: (erielack) Survey help
>
>
> >   Please answer this simple survey.........for HO modelers only.
> >
> > What couplers do you use?
>
> Kadee 58's
>
> > Would you use KD's.
>
> Uh, well, I think I answered that, but here's some other info.  I plan to
> buy Accurail's scale coupler in the future because I think it looks better
> than the Kadee 58.  I don't like the split shank design of the Accurail,
but
> the head's what does it for me.
>
> What I'd love to see is people adopting the Sergent coupler.
> http://user.icx.net/~sergent/
> Truely to scale, and really good looking, but finicky to operate, and they
> come as a kit!  Until they come assembled, they are, um, going upwind, I
> think, and won't be a popular choice.  But everybody I know who's seen
them
> thinks they look REAL good.
>
> Also, I think that the way to go, Mr Kit Manufacturer, is toward scale
size
> coupler pockets like on the Kadee PS-1 Boxcars.
>
> SGL
>
> >
> > Joe Lofland
> >
>

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