Wilko1972 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hi everyone, Should it be a straight forward exercise to attach a tension lock coupling to a Slaters wagon kit? Please bear in mind that I'm a beginner! Many thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted June 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2020 They come with their own version of said coupling 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Might be worth looking at the Parkside coupling mounts for NEM couplings if you are using modern tension lock couplings such as Bachmann. https://peco-uk.com/products/mounting-blocks-for-Bachmann-tm-couplings Jason 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Pssst .... just had a look at Slaters' site and the 4mm wagon kits come without wheels or couplings - or so it says on the site. It could be that @Steamport Southport 's solution is what the OP needs. Cheers, Philip 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I think they mean they don't have the excellent Slaters 3 link couplings in them. If they are still the same as they used to be they have basic plastic couplings provided on the sprue. But they are like the ones in Ratio and many other kits, and are a bit useless IMHO. Replace them with something better if you can. Jason 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 If they're like the Parkside ones, then I agree. In that case, the NEM mounts would be the way to go. Ihave some Parkside wagons nearing completion and the couplings are a matter to which I need to address too. Cheers, Philip 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 On 04/06/2020 at 18:42, Steamport Southport said: If they are still the same as they used to be they have basic plastic couplings provided on the sprue. But they are like the ones in Ratio and many other kits, and are a bit useless IMHO. Replace them with something better if you can. Just had a quick search through my stash of unbuilt kits, and (bear in mind here that some of these have been sitting in a box for over a decade) some Slaters kits definitely came with a basic self-assembly tension lock as you described- they also sometimes (I thought always, but the first one I opened didn't have them) included a pair of mounting bosses for the old wide Triang/Hornby tension-lock, but that's not much use for the modern small ones. I will confess back in the day to having made my own mounts for Bachmann tension locks from plastic strip (...and predictably ended up with slightly inconsistent coupling heights...) but would agree that the Parkside NEM mounts are probably the way ahead here. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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