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I've gone as far with the coupler project as I can now. I've run out of couplers. Well, mostly. I have two packs of #31, but that micro draft box is impossible. Not worth the trouble.
These are what I converted during this push;
I feel rather accomplished, cranking this out in a couple of weeks.
I piled the old couplers...
...for no purpose other than to dump the pile in the trash. I have no use for them.
I managed to botch removing the couplings cleanly from this set;
Either by not making the initial cut close enough, or knocking buffers off. As of right now, I'm not in a position to correct either. I need to recover my Dremel and accessories. The accessories are more significant; I have a second Dremel still to hand, just no bits.
Finally, this is the remainder of my freight stock that need converting;
I wasn't going to cut into them before I had couplers for them. With some sort of conversion car, I can use them as-is. The one LMS 3-plank in the first image will likely be said conversion car, being about my only wagon with NEM sockets.
My whole impetuous for pushing hard on this project was to have a consist ready for the All-American Railroad Show next Saturday, the 21st. Amidst the current health concerns, the show has been cancelled, rendering my haste for naught. I am rather annoyed. Still, I may have the balance finished for the next show. I also have some Collett coaches than need such fittings, as well. It all depends on obtaining the #141 couplings I prefer.
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