Air Brake Reservoir

[alhoop]

Several years ago some company whose name I can't remember produced a
 kit that allowed the installation of body mounted couplers on n-scale hoppers
and included an air reservoir, a/b valve and brake cylinder and a mounting
 bracket that was peculiar to the type/brand of hopper. Any body know where
 to obtain these parts today, especially the air reservoir?
Thanks
Al

[nkalanaga]

It wasn't N Scale of Nevada, was it?  Cast metal parts?  If so, I'd say you're probably out of luck, as they're long out of business. 

If it wasn't them, I'd also be curious as to who else makes/made them.

If you want to make your own, it isn't hard to do.  Styrene strips, and plastic brake parts for Precision Scale, unless THEY'VE quit making them.  They were still available the last time I looked, late last year.  That's what most of mine are, mostly because I started body mounting 1025 couplers in the early 1980s.

[wcfn100]

If you want to make your own, it isn't hard to do.  Styrene strips, and plastic brake parts for Precision Scale, unless THEY'VE quit making them. 

I think they are still going to be made, but PSC was sold this year.

Jason

[alhoop]

I think it was N Scale of Nevada.
It looks like Precision Scale has all that I need.
Thanks much!!
Al

[garethashenden]

Was it Trainworx? http://www.train-worx.com/details.coupler.htm

[alhoop]

Was it Trainworx? http://www.train-worx.com/details.coupler.htm

Thanks for the link to Trainworx.  More sources are always welcome.
No, it was N-Scale of Nevada.  Their  Body-Mount adapters for the Atlas 33,000 gallon tank car was
featured in the New Products section of  the Sep-Oct 1998 issue of N-Scale magazine .
The adapters were cast in white metal as were the ones for hopper cars which came earlier.
They did make body mounting couplers a little easier than a strip of plastic, but
 once mounted, they could only be seen up close if one knew where to look.
The  ones for hopper cars came with the Brake Air Reservoir, Brake A/B Valve and Brake Piston which is
 what I was interested in because of the Reservoir but thanks to N Kalanaga for the link
 to Precision Scale as I can get them there in plastic or metal.   
Al                             

[nkalanaga]

I've used the plastic ones on quite a few cars, and they look good.  The brake cylinder/piston has an actual clevis cast on the end, making it very easy to attach a lever, if you want to build a detailed brake system.  I don't on most cars, but tried it on a couple tankcars, and they turned out better than I expected..