I would like to close the gap between each car on a RailKing Aerotrain. I was wondering if any of you have put Kadee couplers on yours. The #805 metal couplers are the ones I was thinking of using. I understand that I would increase the minimum curve requirement so it would no longer run on O-31. It would run on my FasTrack O-60 and O-72 curves.
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I think John Sethian set one up for 2-rail with Kadees. Shouldn't be too difficult.
Thanks Matt. I'm going to order some and give it a go.
Keith
Putting kadees on the coaches is straightforward. And it brings them much closer together for a more streamlined look.
Putting a kadee on the locomotive requires some (unorthodox) modifications to the kadee, the rear truck, and the shell. I wrote an article for O Scale Trains, which you might find useful: OST #59, Nov-Dec 2011. (Hope OGR does not mind me referring to another magazine)
My converted coaches will run around a 36" radius curve. Probably not a whole lot less. But I have not tested to be sure
Does that truck modification include some shaving out of material to clear the coupler box? I've discovered a similar situation with my AGEIR Box cab.
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