one thing I noticed about cars with truck mounted couplers is that they tend to derail when at or near the front of a train going in reverse, so body mounting seems like the best solution.

I run my HO stuff in dcc, and my G, O, and N stuff in dc (well, ac with O). The N scale stuff I dont use often enough to need to convert, plus its a little too small for my soldering skills. My HO layout is the only "permanent" one, and is a 4x8 table plus a 2x10 shelf, connected by a hole in a wall-my dad was not very happy. I use the E-Z command system and run 5 locos. An athearn GP38-2 BNSF with the decoder from a Bachmann GP-40, Bachmann 70 tonner SP, Athearn S-12 painted for the CPLT with a MRC something decoder,an Athearn GP-7 MILW with the same type of decoder, and whatever DC loco I can get to work-usually an IHC 2-8-2.

Maybe if you replaced the stock coupler with a longer one, it would be able to go far enough over to couple well. just a thought...

I have the same problem- I am slow to repaint stuff if it looks good, even if it dosent fit in at all. I have a tyco crane that has KD's, but they are mounted way too high, but I cant get the coupler pockets off unless I destroy them to adjust them, so it dosen't move much.

Ya'll have fun now, ya hear?

what about if i have a custom painted shell- will they still replace the whole thing?

I was wondering if the older 44 ton switchers (with two motors) are able to be converted to dcc and if they run well. It would seem as if there would not be enough room for a decoder. I'm thinking about buying one and would like to know if I should get one of the older ones or just go ahead and get a new one instead.

I have a(not plural) coupler that does what HO is describing, but I have no idea where it came from.

It dosent really matter whose "turn" it was. lets work on seasaltchap's picture, ignore the "jumping of the line," and try to keep it in order.

I cant get the picture to show up. Any help? it showed up once, but now it isn't-I dont know much about computers.

I'll be sitting there working on something or soldering , then I set something down for just a second to do something else-without moving anything more than my hands-and that thing I just set down dissappears. I usually find it several days later or right after I make a part to replace it.

Another thing that happens is I can't get something out of my way because I don't need it, but when I do need it, it has hidden itself very well. Same thing when working on engines...

Athearn coupler pockets join the Kadee coupler springs in the forrest of no return (thick carpet floor).

Quotealco/ge/ingersol-rand

The correct awnser is Alco/GE Ingersol-Rand 60 ton built in 1926.

It is still around and under restoration. I went over and looked at it yesterday, and it's looking much better. This is one of about five 60 ton boxcab locomotives of this type still in existence, and one of even fewer with end doors. There's still a lot of work to be done, but it's getting along.
Here's a link to the page on this:https://home.comcast.net/~tommy.anderson/box.htm

Does it really snow that much on your layout? maybe you should bring it inside or something.

Chill out HO- I'm sure it has a good reason.

It looks like the windows are covered or painted or something like that.

Thats one builder-there's actually two for this loco.

builder, model, and  D.O.B

I figured it out! It's a 1500 HP 4-s built by Ingalls in 1945. Only one was built;it was sold to the GM&O then traded to EMD in 1965.