The problem with applying Kadee style couplers is only with the
locomotives, as far as I know. I am not aware of it being a problem with the
rolling
stock, passenger or freight.
- Earl Henry, Nashville
In a message dated 1/9/2013 12:38:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
From: Alan Lambert
Fort Worth, Texas
Earl,
I just looked at my MKT woodsided caboose. Guess what I found. Yep it is
setup for kadee couplers. All you have to do is tap the 2 outer screw holes.
Screw length may be an issue.
Alan Lambert
From: "tennsgauge@ aol.com" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:21 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List} I like American Models a lot - but I have one
serious criticism
<WBR
I think American Models makes great stuff. SHS made the Cadilac level of
S products, but I think American Models has great stuff too. We owe a lot
to Ron Bashista and American Models for what it has offered us.
There have been a lot of emails bashing American Models during the last
year. A lot of those criticisms seem pretty puny to me. But I know we are a
group of individualists who have all kinds of expectations of detail in
our models.
I have a small business website and get extremely frustrated at the
webmaster. I do not have the flexibility to show or tell everything I would
like
to, on the website. Overall, I think the American Models website is
pretty good. Yes, there are a lot of stale pages. But there is a lot of
product shown with good pics. Not bad for a relatively small company.
My only serious complaint with American Models is one that Alan alluded
too earlier. It is the difficulty of putting Kadee style couplers on some of
their locomotives. My experience is limited to RS3s, FP7s, E8s, and FA/FB
diesels, plus the Pacific steamer. I cannot remember how the couplers fit
on all of those. I have more FP7s and E8s than anything else. The
coupler mountings vary on these. I know that American Models offers (if you
ask)
some metal hardware that you can somehow glue or otherwise attach to the
mountings to allow placement of Kadee style couplers, though its not all
that obvious from instructions how to do it. Fortunately I have purchased a
couple of locomotives on eBay that already had the Kadee style couplers
mounted so I have been able to learn from seeing those. BUT IT SURE COULD BE
A
LOT EASIER. And it would help if the coupler mountings did not vary from
different production runs.
- Earl Henry, Nashville
In a message dated 1/9/2013 6:08:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
This would be my one serious criticism about AM. They come out with a new
roadname and don't put it up on the website.
It was almost a year before the Texas Special, MP and SP E8's and
passeneger cars were listed online.
Rich G(ajnak)
