Bluegill1 posted:Why don't they make one?
1) Because they don't need to
2) 99% of O gauge 3 rail buyers couldn't care less
I think the number is higher than you realize
3) There are already O scale couplers(Kadee) available for those that want them, and yes, if you are that insistent, then MTH makes almost all of their Premier Line pretty darn easy for you to convert not only the couplers but also change the large fanged 3 rail wheels to scale wheels also.
4) The true "O scale" (not O gauge) market is minuscule.
Again more than you think
5) There is not enough demand for MTH to do them.
Their short shortsightedness
6) 99.9% of 3 railers do not do operations where scale Kadee type couplers are the norm
Again your numbers are off.
Lionel and MTH seem to be doing just fine making everything w large 3 rail couplers.
Well Lionel is the last few years have started to add kadee mounts to their high end rolling stock. No one thought weathered engines would sell but behold they do.
If there was a market for them with the ability to make money, they would have already done it in a heart beat.
Maybe, maybe not.
Best of both worlds would be a scale Kadee style coupler that would be compatible w the typical 3 rail claw coupler.
How about a 3 rail claw coupler campatible with Kadees?
