I am sorry to report that we lost Mr Jim Vail today, I don't know the causes, but let have him and his family in our prayers Michael Looney

Tim; I am getting ready to use the Accurail boxes cut in half, and then drill a hole and tap it, so that it would hold everything in place, and maybe use some super glue on the bottom, of the box to h

John: I am the type of person that if I make a mistake I say so, and Apology for my mistake, to me it the only right thing to do, I guess you can say I was raised that way many years ago, I think, or

Tim: I been on here at times way to long I think, and it sound like we started about the same time. I now remember having e-mail taking more than a week to be posted, and it seem my mind has left the

Here a copy of the second e-mail that I had send, that also didn't come through, so that tell me I can't hit reply to a e-mail from this group, I will have to do it from the site itself. Michael Loone

Okay I think I have found the problem, I replied from the e-mail and not from the site, which I also send a apology from, and it didn't come through, so once again I am sorry. Michael Looney

Tim: Well you might be right, but I answered the man question right away, and there is nothing showing that I did, so if it is Yahoo than I will apology to everyone here for my mistake. Michael Looney

Well I guess I won't be able to help other, if what I do write is being censored, now why this is happening I don't know, unless it is something I did on another site, which should have nothing to do

Steve you can go to Accurail and they also have the screws you will need. Michael

Bill: Before you order make sure to order spare springs, and balls, because I know for a fact you will always need more, because a spring like to go on a trip that you didn't plan for it, and the tniy

How many does he need done? I would do it for him, but I am on the east coast, and depending on how many he needs, all I would charge him would be shipping. and the jig to put them together. I am home

I have found that on all Blackstone models you have to ream the coupler hole out a little bit, and then before you can install it you also have to file down the coupler so it doesn't get pinch. Michae

Arved: I do use the Kadee spring pick, but there are times that no matter what you do, they are going to run away and leave you high and dry. Michael Looney www.mikerls.com

Brad: I also have FAT fingers, but I do manage somehow, once I get going it not a problem putting them together, in fact everything that needed Sergent couplers now have them, just looking to do more,

Brad: I found that using my finger to get it in place work best for me, I just try to get the knuckle part in the right place then I am able to push it down in place Michael Looney www.mikerls.com

All this talk about operation make me think of the real railroad and how every time they need to drop a car they have to get off the engine and lift the pin on the coupler to release it, they don't ha

Blayne: I think that you got a bad one, it happen so don't blame all Sergent for one that didn't work right, the same thing happen with Kadee or Mchenry, I just install 42 set of Sergents on my HOn3 e

That to much money when you can get something else for less, I use Non-magnetic Tweezers that I got from Amazon for less then that. Michael Looney www.mikerls.com

Mike: I went and looked it up and found it at Wal-Mart and other places but Thank you very much. Michael Looney www.mikerls.com

Mike: Where do you get this paint, I never heard about it before and is it easy to work with? Michael Looney www.mikerls.com