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Hey all,
Over the past 3 weeks or so I have been talking with Kadee quality products
about the possibilities of making fully functional Magne-Matic couplers for Lego
trains. They have kindly asked me to gather some data from you concerning this
possibility so I have made a questioner for you to fill out. This is an amazing
opportunity to further our hobby so be honest and detailed in your answers.
Also please stay on topic so I can get the info to Kadee more quickly.
Here is a site that explains how the couplers work:
http://www.kadee.com/animation/c1.htm
Here’s a picture of what couplers would look like on Lego parts. The couplers made for Lego trains would be more refined but this gives you an idea. http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=214577
Feel free to use photos and links in your answers
1. How do you mount your couplers to the wheel sets “trucks”?
2. Do you have any interest in functional Magne-Matic couplers for Lego trains? No Lego modifications would be necessary.
3. Would you prefer the original pin style mount, Technic axles, or Technic hole?
4. How many of your trains would you outfit with couplers?
5. How much do you think is a reasonable price per train car (2 couplers)?
6. Are there any special properties you would like to see incorporated into a Lego compatible Kadee coupler?
From both Kadee and myself thank you,
OnDrew Hartigan
CABR- http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=109777
p.s. please forward this to your perspective clubs.
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| (...) (URL) I guess there really isn't anything new under the sun....> I wonder if the guys at Kadee are having deja-vu all over again. I pitched this idea to them about 4 years ago, and even went so far as sending them LEGO motors, trucks, (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I normally use the standard magnet holders clipped into the buffer bars from the top. Occasionally, I use a 2x3 plate with a hole. (...) Id probably get a few sets but that's about it. Most of my trains run as a set but I admit they would be (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) YEEEHAAAA!!!!! (...) A 2x3 round end plate stuck to the end of the truck. (...) I shorely do! Automatic switching anyone? Yipee!!! Plus, it'll just plum look cool. Not Lego, granted, but they're not gonna make knuckle couplers anytime soon. (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) LEGO buffer beam or the 2*3 plate usually (...) YES! Finally shunting as real as it gets! ;) Also an idea : make a decoupler unit that would easily attach to LEGO track! (...) I'd say original style at first, perhaps later Technic hole (hole (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) On the buffers or using a 2x3 with hole plate. Which ever fits the situation at hand. (...) Yes and no. In the short term I have no desire to replace all the coupling on all my cars because that would be a sizable expense. In the long term, (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) OnDrew, Did this mod take much work, or did you just stick a technic axle through a hole that was already present? If there is already a hole there, do we really need custom made couplers? Oh yeah, how much are regular Kadee couplers? Chris (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 95% are standard Lego train 9V buffer beams (or the new snowplough buffers on some locomotives). Some models (mostly my space trains) use 2x3 plate-with-hole pieces to hold the magnet clip. In one case I used space magnet clips, but that was (...) (19 years ago, 1-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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