Re: John Degnan’s post a couple days ago about coupler boxes, I’m the one behind this project, in conjunction with John. I won’t get into details because testing isn’t finished and the CAD files not s

Yikes, after finally going through the last of my 2 packs of 96 couplers (EN87 & EC87) , I got a new order today, and instead of the nice smooth realistic brown finish, they are rough and a grayish bl

Group, I paint my couplers with Bragdon weathering powders. I have a set of powders that have 3 different rust colors. I just put some of the powder on a plate and add a little water. The powders diss

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We get a slightly different Rustoleum lineup on this side of the pond, but I’ve been using their “Surface Primer" on HOn3 Sharon couplers without any problems: I do rub a bunch of pencil lead on the m

RJ, Thoughout the years I've used two different paint solutions for my Sergent couplers; Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer in the rattle can and Tamiya Red Brown in the rattle can. I like the results of bo

There is indeed a painting section on the Sergent website. I can't give an exact link as Franks website is so old it still uses frames however the painting guide is in the instructions area. Franks re

Group, I have good news : I can't speak to when Accurail will be doing another run of their very nice draft gear boxes... and I can't say anything more than this at this time... but I can tell you tha

This is what Frank said on his website. The "secret" is Rustoleum's Rusty Metal Primer. This is great stuff. It's just the right color and has a dead flat finish. It's available in spray cans and pint

has anybody any information as to when accurail will have coupler boxes available.they have been out of stock for months now.

I use Apple Barrel Nutmeg brown craft paint. I paint the upper (large) piece prior to assembly. I usually paint all of the uppers in a bag at once, and segregate them into a separate bag. The lower pi

Hello all, Have any of you converted the Atlas (previously BLMA) F89J flatcars to Sergent Couplers? If so what did you use. They come from the factory with Kadee scale long shank couplers. These will

this sounds like a problem from a batch of couplers produced two or three years ago. Frank's been good at replacing them (I had a few bad ones myself.) First question I'd ask is are these new couplers

This has happened to me. Two things have caused it. 1. Walnut shell (blast media) in one of the knuckle mounting holes (top or bottom). 2. Knuckle arrived with a piece of flash sticking off the end of

Over on the Atlas Rescue Forum, several people wrote about a (Sergent) coupler problem. I quote one of them: "I can close it with a magnet but it should close on its own without using a magnet looks l

If anyone needs or wants couplers assemble for them I'm willing to do so. Price and shipping is whatever seems fair. I'm going to be a long haul truck driver and I'm looking for projects to work on wh

Hello..... Which ones you use will depend on a couple of things. 1. Mechanical fit As far as fit in the locomotive or car goes, if a Kadee fits in it now, one of the compatible shank couplers should b

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All There are some new groups that are for the 2018 National Narrow Gauge Convention, in Bloomington/Minneapolis, Minnesota Yahoo page https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/38thNNGC/conversations/messag

All, I'm looking for someone to perform assembly services for 108 of these narrow shank couplers. This would include painting and assembly. I can supply an assembly jig and am willing to pay a fair pr