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Got my parts from Kadee. Tom.....The Underset couplers are LOWER on the shank! Duh to me for not realizing that Under means lower! The loco couplers were already too low. However, I did order Talgo Truck Adaptors. Now my McHenry couplers fit right on my older cars. I ran the Athearns cars with...

Just got off Kadee's Website. I ordered the underset couplers, 30 series draft gear box and a coupler height gauge. I hope this works. After I placed the order, I was kinda looking around the site and found a coupler conversion kit for my Chessie loco..hmmmm. Ed

Tom, I will definatly try the couplers. Thanks! Ed

I bought my EZ-command after seeing a demo at a train show. The guy set up 5 Locos and ran them. Made sense to me. I bought mine a week later with a loco for $55. I since bought another bachmann Loco and have run them with no problem. I think it would be classifed as a starter or simple system...

I looked at the 4 Athearns I assembled and only 1 coupler was slightly lower. I put a washer under the screw that holds the truck down and it seems to line up fine. Now I need to figure out how to fix the height difference between the Bachmann Locos and the Athearns cars. The couplers on the...

Tom, Sunday I did ask a couple of dealers that had couplers and they both looked at me like your dog does when you fart. They probably didn't know much about couplers! Ed

SO...how do you adjust the coupler height. I'm sure it depends of the type of mount? Ed

Paul, Welcome to The Gauge. I've always wanted to ask someone from the south side of the equater, Do your toilets and drains really flow anti-clockwise? If things south of the equater flow opposite, then do your car races have all right turns? Just having fun.....Merry Christmas! Ed

Again not being a smart ass...I'd like a train to run around my track with no problems. Aside from that...I'm more into the scenery. I have houses built, autos, people and most everything ready to go into a layout that I'd pay to see. Ed

How do you know if the model (new in box) is "built to NMRA standards? I've given up on trying to modify them. I bought Athearn Blue Box kits. They all line up and I can push them all over the layout with no problem. How do you set the coupler heights? AND why should you have too? I'm not...

I bought mine a train show. Great for carving thick foam for scenery. I have never looked at Lowes or Home Depot for one. Ed

Getting REALLY frustrated here! I went to a Train Show today. Brought the Bachmann Locos and the 2 Athearn cars I built and showed them to 5 or 6 dealers. One guy told me to contact Bachmann..."they may have a fix for this". A couple of others showed me all kinds of different types of conversion...

Rudyy I used 1 1/2 because I may want to "cut out" for a river or creek or ????. I would think it would depend on what you want to do at "ground level". I cut my sheets to fit the bench with a hacksaw blade, clamping a board down as a straight edge and guide. It does make alittle bit of a...

Today I bought 2 Athearns "assemble them yourself" cars. They have the knuckle couplers and are mounted on the body and not the truck. It's been along time since I put a "model" together but with patience and some duct tape ( just kidding ) they both came out real nice! I went down to my layout...

I should have added...The 2 DCC Locos run fine! I thought my problem with running stock on the locos was the couplers. All the cars I had have the old Tyco couplers. I tried to switch them to McHenry Knuckles but there is no easy way. Nothing I tried worked and everyone I asked had no ideas...

Very nice Coyote! Keep us updated on the progress! Ed

I can't wait to see how the layout comes out and the room too! Looks like you have alot of work ahead. From the holes in the outside braces, looks like your going with DC? Ed

I started out thinking about just a dog bone layout with tunnel/mountain with trees and maybe a few structures and leaving alot of room to add to. I built a 4x8 layout with a mountain made of foam and plaster cloth. Learned about SuperTrees from a train show and made a bunch. The mountain looked...

Yes. I found bigger flat head needles to temporaly hold the track down. The outside run works fine. Ed

I was thinking about a stream/river flowing to the edge. I may have to raise the areas on each side as well as the inside track. OR I could have it dump into a lake with a dam at the inside edge.