Best Kadee Coupler To Use on HO Roundhouse 'Overton' Cars??

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I have a number of the subject cars to change from the kit coupler to Kadee.

I note the Kadee conversion chart offers several different MSC type options, including the venerable #5.

I tried a #5 - it works but about 1/32" of the copper colored ‘tension plate’ that is part of the Kadee system pokes forward of the coupler box. Slightly unsightly.

Has anyone tried the various Kadee options for these cars & found one that is a tidier fit?

Thanks

Tanked

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Paint the copper?

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I agree, paint the copper a flat black and you won’t notice the difference.

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Use the #148 whisker spring coupler. No copper spring. The chart you are using was probably made before the #148 was on the market.

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I use the Kadee old time 711 coupler. Below are two photos of the 711 and a regular size coupler most people use.

Rich

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Below is the 711 on a old time tender. Little hard to see.

Rich

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Try these: http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page158.htm

Scale head whisker couplers.

The 711 old-time ones are harder to work with, and are made of plastic.

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Kadee has a jig for assembling the 711 old time coupler. I am 70 and I can still assemble these couplers.

Rich

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Unrelated to couplers, but what’s the addition to the UP Photographer’s car?