Yarnham Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Sorry if this has been already mentioned elsewhere on the thread as I couldn't find it. Was wondering if Dapol Dave could tell us if there are plans in place to produce a knuckle coupler to fit the "old" style coupling pockets on Dapol/Farish stock? I'm currently building a small layout which will be using the magnetic coupling system but a bit daunted retrofitting microtrains couplers to my non NEM stock, Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted August 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2012 Dapol are producing a kit that allows you to convert older stock but it is not a plug and play option. It requires cutting off and replacing the old coupling pocket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarnham Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 That'll do me. I'm not afraid of a bit of modelling! Just couldn't find anything on their website. Mind you have noticed they still haven't announced the 56's are out on their site! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonzack Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I think Bachmann are working on a direct replacement for the old rapido couplers which will be a working magnetic knuckle, might be worth checking their forum section or asking again in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Bachmann have been making vague rumblings about this possibility for a couple of years. I remember hearing that the new 08 would be fitted with them but I haven't heard anything more about it since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonzack Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I sent a request to Bachmann Service (2nd August) to see if they could source any of these - 'Bachmann Dummy Knuckle Couplers (short) - 42532', which I use to replace the Rapido's on my stock and their response was that they were moving over to Magnetic Knuckles and that the product had sold out. If you google, you'll see that the dummy knuckles are a direct replacement for the old style Farish coupler pocket. So unless the guys in service got the wrong end of the stick, we may see something soon. I'm also interested in seeing the Dapol version mentioned earlier, but I find their knuckles look a little too large when compared to something like Micro Trains magnetic couplers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygif Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 http://www.grahamfarish.co.uk/pr1.php?id=241 press release from 2009 about the new N gauge coupling 42532 couplings have been out of stock for atleast a year and i was told they arent going to make any more because they have the new style ones in the US. you could use the 42531 triple pack(as i do, consists of a long pair, a short pair and pair with holes not T shanks), but even these are getting short on supply. Bachmanm/Farish, Please get you fingers out and either release the promised new coupling or atleast rebrand the the US dummies and sell us those instead!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul tpxguard Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 i dont know why Dapol dont just relase a magnetic coupler with a t shank instead of nem shank it wont do everything but it would work for most stock but we will have to wait and see what nspare9 pack works for you can also get unimates on ebay if you want to do a rake of wagons or coaches (in all 3 lengths) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 i dont know why Dapol dont just relase a magnetic coupler with a t shank instead of nem shank it wont do everything but it would work for most stock According to Dapol Dave they tried that but it did not work well. NEM defines the size of the pocket and height above the rail. Rapido boxes come in a much wider range of heights. They found that they could not get a version of their coupler to work reliably in different rapido boxes due to the variation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygif Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 a conspiracy theorist might say perhaps they don't want too because farish said they were going to... don't want another 9f debarcle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony graham Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 i dont know why Dapol dont just relase a magnetic coupler with a t shank instead of nem shank it wont do everything but it would work for most stock but we will have to wait and see what nspare9 pack works for you can also get unimates on ebay if you want to do a rake of wagons or coaches (in all 3 lengths) Unimates? have searched but cant find anything... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul tpxguard Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yes i can only see the long ones now but its the same seller i used just search unimate and make sure you include sellers from abroard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarnham Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 And for what it is worth. Microtrains couplings do.not work with the Dapol couplings. Hopefully the farish ones will! (just bought some MT's this weekend as I remeber Dapol stating that these would be compatible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyChappy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 And for what it is worth. Microtrains couplings do.not work with the Dapol couplings. Hi Yarnham, We will all have different experiences and I do respect yours but in my experience Dapol and MicroTrains couplings do work ok together despite a small height difference, (Dapol sit lower) and the Dapol version being much more 'chunky'. They will couple up ok, albeit with a bit of a heavy shunt, and will uncouple successfully about 80% of the time. However, the 'delayed shunt procedure' is a definite no-no. So in summary from my experience they are ok (ish) together but, as with any coupling, it's best to stick with one manufacturer throughout if you possibly can. Regards, HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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