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Philip H

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Re: Conrail NW2 9253
« Reply #165 on: April 26, 2017, 01:04:47 PM »
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weathering that caboose coupler would help too . . . . .
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Re: Conrail NW2 9253
« Reply #166 on: April 26, 2017, 01:25:51 PM »
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DUSTING the coaboose would too.... :trollface: :trollface: :trollface:
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Re: Conrail NW2 9253
« Reply #167 on: April 26, 2017, 03:39:57 PM »
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Kato couplers aren't very "ops friendly". If reliable operation is desired, I would just install a standard N scale MTL coupler.
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Re: Conrail NW2 9253
« Reply #168 on: April 28, 2017, 07:32:36 PM »
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Quote from: mmagliaro on April 26, 2017, 10:52:37 AM
Okay, now I see, Ed.  What do you think about putting a 905 in there?  I'm only suggesting this because you put a lot of time into repainting and detailing this thing, and the coupler would be a really nice touch.

It would have taken less time repainting it if he had airbrushed it and added the louvres.

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Re: Conrail NW2 9253
« Reply #169 on: April 30, 2017, 08:34:25 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on April 26, 2017, 12:28:23 PM
I've thought about it, but given the work this thing will be doing, I think I'm going to need to make sure to balance appearance and operation. So, I think I might want to give it some time to see if the Kato coupler is fine, or if I should replace it with an MTL, and if so, which one.

I think one thing I can do though is hit it with a darker brown so it's not so contrasty and obvious.

The Kato coupler is great for a long train you don't want to break apart (think passenger), but not for operations.
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