I got on their web site, scanned through their 25 minute video in less than 20 minutes (a lot of explanation for newbies that I didn't need, especially in making a couple of jigs). Installation looks

LOL From Australia, everything is overseas. Arved Grass Arved_Grass@... or Arved@... Fleming Island, Florida --------------------------------------------

Depends on your perspective, from Australia it is... Nathan

Since when is Alexandria, VA is overseas? :-P I may go ahead and buy some of their magnetic air hoses, but the ROI for 40 minutes of my life isn't worth whatever the Porter's discount might

On May 15, 2015, at 08:29, Arved Grass <arved_grass@...> wrote: If you do a search on PWRS, you'll find they had a very sketchy past. I'm not eager to do business with them, but I went on the web

The mind plays tricks. Yes, that's it! The article was on his working cushioned draft gear IIRC. Yeah, I've also wondered about using the high-tech air hoses with some sort of replacement magnetic

Pacific Western Rail Systems in Canada markets them. Al Hummel

They're perfect! Except I see no mention of them being magnetic. Are you sure? Arved Grass Arved_Grass@... or Arved@... Fleming Island,

That was Dave Davis, who also wrote a couple articles about his amazing working cushioned underframes on some of his HO box cars (an 86' auto parts car and an Atlas Evans RBL). I'm not a big fan of

I've always been a bit backwards :-) At least I had the right two companies. To address Mikes response; Value for money, like beauty, is always going to be in the eye of the beholder. Besides the

For me it's the time involved ... RTR leverages my time to do other things (like assemble couplers!) Mike Conder

Just because something is commercially available does not mean that one cannot make their own, isn't this the exact thing a lot of modelers bemoan? Nathan Rich

Hi-Tech may not be, Pacific Western Rail is the right one. Kinda neat ... Mike Conder

www.pacific-western-rail.com

Just visited their web site and there was nothing aboutmagnetic air hoses with glad hands. All their air hoses were just molded in aflexible plastic and look really nice. No mention of being magnetic

Hi Tech Details makes them w/ magnetic glad hands: http://www.hitechdetails.com/AAR_Hoses.html Andy Jackson Bellflower CA Andy Jackson Bellflower CA

That is the the company, thanks. But US$3.50 per car (plus shipping) doesn't seem like a lot, and installation doesn't seem too onerous? $35 for 10 pair, plus shipping. But I can see shipping to Oz

You have it precisely 180 degrees backward. :-) They're made by North American Railcar Corporation, and sold exclusively by Pacific Western Rail Systems. $34.95 (give or take depending on US/Canadian

Magnalock brake lines, by Pacific Western Rail Systems is who does them (sold by NARcorp now I think). Nice, but pricy for what they are (read how much work you have to do). For the cost of magnets

Somebody already makes rubber air hoses with magnetic glad hands in HO scale, but I do not remember the company name. I saw it in that electronic magazine, Model Railroad Hobbyist. Mike Conder