I've had the same issue with the couplermate. I use to just add a MTL shim between the truck and the couplermate body to get it the right height but then you...
For those running TOFC and/or trailers on spine cars, what are you using to glue the trailers on the flats? Joe Martin Louisville, KY ... From: mav0_pm To:...
I run up to 65 factory weighted roadrailers behind 3-4 Atlas Dash 8s and have never had a problem on a club layout that has a 2.5% climb that is about 35 feet...
I use "tacky putty" that is used for hanging posters/pictures on walls. I also use it to hold my containers togoether on double stacks. Nathan Mahaffey ... ...
I also cut the coupler pocket off the couplermate and installed a 1015 body mount coupler. I still used the Atlas truck so I had to shim the mate afterwards. I...
Well the two ways of doing this that I have done is the hard way and the easy way. The hard way most poeple have done as shown by the replies here, only...
The leader of our club also runs the RoadRailers. Here is what he does: I, too, have had a problem getting the couplers on my roadrailers and modern diesels...
My problems with the trailers is that they fall off the flats because of curves and stuff. They fall off because the knobs that are casted on the trailers do...
I use a tiny, and I mean tiny, dab of white glue on one wheel of the trailer than attach to the spine or flat. That is generally enough to hold it on, and is...
The main reason I used the 1015 pockets with 2004 shafts is because I have several Kato SD 70macs and the coupler hole accepts the 2004 pocket but you need to...
Hi Joe, ... What trailers are you having trouble fitting onto which cars? Most of the RTR trailers available (MTL,Herpa (which are sold by ConCor and Deluxe...
My problem is primarily the Atlas Pines trailer on the Micro-Train flats. The Con-Cor's fit fine, but slide off eventually. Our N-Trak modules have relatively...
... I just double checked, and both the ConCor and Atlas Pines trailers fit snug in the MTL 5th wheel. I can actually turn the car over and not have the...
... Amen to that observation, seems as though the majority of derailments due to "spontaneous trailer fall off hitch failure" are at the joints of the modules,...
I have never run on Ntrak so I really can't comment on these problems, our club layout is a fixed bed layout so the only real problems on it is the occasional...
We have some of the red line curve outwards. Not sure if it is 24" radius or less. Maybe it is the joints. When I see the cars on the next lap with the rear...
I have two major modeling focus areas, and as far as intermodal goes both are BNSF. My primary end goal is a layout depicting the BNSF- era Fort Worth &...
Just curious about the prototype of these cars and of the accuracy of the paint schemes CC is using since they are notorious for foobie paint schemes. (for...
Hi Tom, ... I'm not familiar with Auto Trak, are you referring to an Auto Rack (a flat car equipped with a superstructure used for carrying automobiles)? Paul ...
Just a note to remind the group that the new Athearn Husky Stack cars are set to arrive in the next few days. These are "upgraded" MDC tooling, with etched...
And speaking of Athearn, has anyone found a way to add weight to their Freuhauf Z van and Exterior Post trailers? I emailed Athearn and they said the trailers...
... I had no trouble removing the floors from the Z van trails I picked up last weekend. They were glued in, but only with pair of small dabs of glue above the...
Actually, I had not tried it yet. But I will. Thanks, Joe ... From: Joe Shaw To: nscaleintermodal@yahoogroups.com Sent: 1/23/2009 7:56:42 PM Subject: Re:...
Hi Everybody, I caught a new model coming out in a print ad (from the Current newsstand issue of Model Railroader). Athearn has announced they are going to...
Just a quick review of the new 48' Husky-stacks. I cautiously got one of the BNSF units. From what I can tell this is a non-existent paint scheme- the real...
Does any one have a suggestions for getting some decals for an N-scale 40 well car for NOKL? I kitbashed a 40' 3-unit all purpose articlulated and a 40' 3-unit...
I just did a microscale search and the only listing is for NOKL coal gons 60-4335, you should be able to use these I think, they have 322 listed in stock, hope...
I am currently building a pair of 48' NOKL wellcars and I am using the HO scale NOKL coal gonodla decals along with the Greenbriar wellcar decals. The...
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