Picky people, I don't care if every bolt is right, just if it looks good and correct when viewed from 3 feet away. > Subject: RE: (erielack) Couplers (was: track plan advice?) > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:27:18 -0500 > From: paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net; llyengalyn@hotmail.com > > Paul B. wrote: > > > I second Schuyler's statement about KD's being the best > > couplers on the market; I don't use any others. They all > > couple, but only KD's will UNcouple reliably. Trust me on > > this. The scale-size are also the best-looking on the market. > > Well, you obviously haven't seen a Sergent coupler then! That's another > alternative... if you're REALLY picky about prototypical couplers. They > look EXACTLY like the prototype, and work like them, too, complete with > a pin to engage the coupler. They're VERY manual, and very proprietary > (they won't work with Kadees or Kadee-clones). But there's a growing > number of modelers who really want a prototype coupler. > > - Paul > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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