Shelf couplers, IMO, would seem impractical for model railroads as it makes it difficult to uncouple the cars by lifting one of them (such as swapping them out in the staging area) or even with the use of an uncoupling tool. By their design, they were meant to stay coupled even if one car's height suddenly shifts such as in a derailment. That said, they'd look good on a contest model.
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