coupling fitting to a Kato 11-103/104

[Brian Mosby]

i have fitted the chassis with Peco new GR-102 NEM coupling which once you have uncliped the N-gauge pocket & removed the old one the peco coulping just slots in to the pocket
Edit you can not use the loop with the coupling so you only get the hock & buffer

once clipped back on to the chassis you will need to glue the new coupling in place

100_6682 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_6683 by brian mosby, on Flickr

[Robin Griffiths]

Many many  thanks for your help  :police: Robin

[B.Meldon]

Just a brief explanation for you Robin.

The kato chassis comes from an N gauge loco so it has the standard N gauge

[jimowers]

In addition to Brian's explanation to couplings it may be worth adding that you do not need to attach the couplings to the chassis in OO9/HOe but rather it is often better to add them to the body of the loco which may overhang the chassis. It also allows you to exchange the chassis at a later date without affecting the couplings on the loco.
Most kits and 3D printed bodies have facilities for doing this built in. However, it is still important to make sure that the coupling height is correct.

[Frank]

Also, many modellers do not fit the loop of the Bemo or Greenwich couplong to the locos, on the basis that the coupling at the front of the train will look better without a loop and the stock will have loops and so will be able to couple to them anyway.   So your coupling without the loop is fine.

Frank

[B.Meldon]

Also, many modellers do not fit the loop of the Bemo or Greenwich coupling to the locos, on the basis that the coupling at the front of the train will look better without a loop and the stock will have loops and so will be able to couple to them anyway.   So your coupling without the loop is fine.

Frank

It is not just modellers that do this. None of the Maintains locos have loops and prior to about 2005 nor did the Roco or Liliput locos. The same goes for the Egger-bahn locos.

I also do not fit the loop on my locos.

Some 009 modellers only fit the loop on one end of every item of rolling stock and the locos, but for this to work all the locos and items of rolling stock always have to be the same way round on the track at all times.

Brian Meldon