Thanks for the order! Yes, they added the same height (On30 and HO.) But some prefer the One coupler height for their On30 rolling stock as they feel it looks more prototypical. I will probably be des

Pardon the multiple posts, but I'll only post this announcement once. My company, CESCO, has completed and tested designs for a group of coupler gauges for HO stnadard gauge and several narrow gauge m

Good deal! Remember, there are a bunch of assembly tips in the message archives. One of my favorites is using poster putty (aka blue tack) on the end of a stick to place the ball into the coupler. Mik

Did anybody mention the assembly jigs? VERY useful ... Mike Conder

It has been a long time since I fiddled with one of these cars, but my first thought would be to upgrade the coupler pocket with a new one. And I'd look at what John Niemeyer did for his logging cars

A couple of us wrote an article in last year's 2014 HOn3 Annual that includes some tips on assembly of the Sharon couplers. Most of these tips are useful for other couplers too. Mike Conder

I'm an engineer but not on a railroad. I design pipelines and compressor station and processing plant for oil & gas production. Frack on! Mike Conder

I agree but the Gmail app for iPhone does not give me that option. Mike Conder

It's a Rustoleum primer, commonly available at big box hardware stores, reddish in color. I think the exact info is on Sergent's web site under the instructions for the Sharon couplers. Mike Conder

Always fun. It is the Rustoleum that I was trying to remember, I have a can at home. It really looks good, BTW. I am curious about the corrosion cause, though. Do you live in a humid part of the count

Interesting ... I've been using the new Sharon couplers (I am a TOC narrow gauger) and the website now recommends using a solvent-based spray (Krylon? I forget exactly). Wonder if that would help prev

Mike, did you paint your couplers before assembly, or assemble them without painting? Mike Conder

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

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

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

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 ma

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

A group of us worked on an article about applying the new Sergent Sharon couplers for the latest HOn3 Annual. John Neimeyer has installed a number of these, and the RNB87's are supposed to be a drop-i

I am told that the shanks of the coupler do need a "kiss" with a file to thin it down slightly. In the article that John Neimeyer, Jon Zook and I did for this year's HOn3 Annual, the bore of the coupl

What I cannot understand is how many people spend all kinds of time and effort trying to get things his prototype is possible, then live with the bouncy bounce Kadee couplers. It is a compromise I pre