G Scale Couplers Part 1: Exploring the Options

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In this 3 part series, we’ll start with a look at some popular coupler options in the G Scale. We will then advance to body vs truck mounting and some advanced installation techniques. Not trying to become famous here, just hoping this will help someone. Thanks.

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12 мар 2019

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@lyndonfoster1090 10 месяцев назад

Thank you. Wonderful for newbie like me! Much appreciated

@dtj9923 Год назад

Thanks for posting this. It helped me narrow down my couplers pretty fast. I run a bunch of small industrial prototypes in the garden and I ended up using the Kadee #1 type E scale couplers, they are a great MCB 3/4 size option on 1:20.3 equipment. They look right on Bachmann Porters, Davenport, and the four wheel industrial cars. The Kadee #1905 with a prototypical looking, bolt on coupler pocket looks fantastic on my engines and was super easy mount. Thanks again for putting this together. Saved me a lot of trial and error.

@robinmorgan7629 10 месяцев назад

Very helpful the ones that I use are unbranded But work well trouble is don’nt know where to get more . Thanks

@VictorianMaid99 2 года назад

Outstanding video. I am wondering what to replace my "hoop and hooks" with and I really appreciate how you lined up all of the possible couplers and explore their good an bad points!

@UtahUPman 3 года назад

FYI to any G-scaler.. if you use the cast Kadee O-Scale couplers on your G-scale cars, they hold awesome and are very to scale. They don't uncouple, but most of the time that's what you are trying to eliminate-- especially outside. It gives it a very prototypical look on which is apparent on your passenger cars. I converted the cars on my MTHRK1GA passenger trains this way and wish I did it earlier. They still negotiate R5 curves just fine. Accucraft has a similar approach on their couplers.

@primecreator 3 года назад

Thats a really informative video thanks

@michaelmorgan7893 11 месяцев назад

I found out today that the USA trains coupler is NOT a direct fit for their USA GP 30 locomotive. The drawbar on the locomotive looks nothing like the diagram, so I tried to modify the old hook and loop drawbar to make the USA coupler fit. I eventually want to convert to Kadee on the GP30.

@Telestations 2 года назад

ya ever ride freight trains - cool video - love SP - ride SP for ton of years - thanks for the info -

@TheKrippler 2 года назад

do kadee couplers work on all g scale cars. thannks

@michaelmorgan7893 Год назад

I mounted some Bachmann couplers on a LGB Santa Fe caboose. They fit directly onto the trucks, but that little whip like spring on the coupler has no place to go. Has anyone come up with a way to make them work?

@fraidykat Год назад

It's rather important to distinguish what scale the object is that is receiving the coupler. 1:32 or 1:29 G scale is not 1:24 or 1:22.5 LGB or 1:20.3 Fn3/G Bachmann. Bachmann's or LGB's coupler should Not work well sizewise in 1:29 scale, naturally.

@kennethdavis8892 5 лет назад

Good video, I wish I knew if a Kadee G scale coupler could fit into a Kadee 1 scale draft box

@jrrailroad7631 5 лет назад

Hey thanks. My gut tells me no because I think the shank would be too tall for the box opening, but not sure! The 1 Scale stuff is cool but I’ve never messed with it. Have a good one...JR

@donnamarie3617 2 года назад

No. But, when you buy your G scale Kadees, get ones that come with the draw gear boxes and change them out.

@aidand4013 3 года назад

I have hook and loop couplers on my USA train and I have a lgb tanker (hook and loop) a backmann open car (knuckle) and astrocraft boxcar (knuckle) and I just bought 5 astrocraft roiling stock pieces and I want to go knuckles so I want to keep the astrocraft couplings. What is the next best brand to go to that will hook up nicely to astrocraft knuckles?

@donnamarie3617 2 года назад

Aristocraft couplers are really the odd one out for knuckle couplers, they don't mate well with any other manufacturers coupler. I started with bachman couplers on everything as, like you with your Aristocraft, it's what I had the most of. Then I switched to USA Trains ones as they look great, and are more reliable than bachman, in that they don't random disconnect. I am a little more well off since retiring and am currently going through replacing them all again, this time with G scale Kadees, 100% reliable, strong, look great, couple up like a dream, and are easy to disconnect. The decision is yours, but for any sort of "operating" I would steer away from Aristocraft.