Best non-functional scale coupler for steam pilot?

how about a coupler from the piloy of a Lionel Scale(700E) Hudson?

That's not a terrible idea.

No, it isn't a bad idea.  I'll offer a similar and hopefully slightly easier solution.  MTH has delivered many of their scale steam locomotives with a non-operating scale coupler that can be removed with a screw and replaced with a non-operating tinplate coupler.  The scale couplers that MTH has used in recent years even couple nicely with a Kadee 805.  See if MTH or your favorite service center can provide you with one.

My best steam models have an operating Janney coupler.  I think Proto Craft sells them.  When I am going for economy, a Monarch is pretty close, and a Scale Craft is perfect.

It would be nice if I could adapt a set of those MTH couplers and possibly use the T-1 as a pusher.  Or I could mount a scale coupler on one end of a caboose for that purpose.
       

Wowak,

 If you do this mod./upgrade, can you send a couple of photo's? I'd like to see the end result and knoe how you accomplished the job.

 

Thanks

 

Henry J.

Good luck on obtaining the MTH scale couplers. I have been trying for two years to get these same couplers from MTH and they never have them. Most recently I contacted Jeff Strank at MTH and still no luck. I am an MTH ASC Tech BTW.

 

Eric Hofberg

TCA, LCCA

I guess I am confused.   Why would anyone want to put a none-functioning coupler on a pilot or anywhere else?    How can you  use the locomotive in generall service then?  What if you  need to do a runaround and move some cars from a facing point siding?

http://www.google.com/imgres?h...=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:79

 

http://www.sanjuancarco.com/

I use non- functioning couplers all the time.  I have zero desire to do switching moves of any kind.  I also, apparently, have no desire for scenery, although I admire scenery that others do.

 

Still, I would put Protocraft or San Juan couplers on front if it is a good model. Like this one:

 

       


I want a dummy coupler because the cast-in "coupler" looks like it was designed by someone who had only heard of a jenney knuckle coupler by vague description.  I'm a hi-railer but I sure don't want a giant Lionel functional coupler on the front, but I want what's there to look like a coupler.  Good enough?

Have you looked into putting a San Juan Car Company, or Protocraft coupler on the front? At least they actually work and look a lot better than the plane old dummy coupler.

The San Juan is at the top of my list right now.

wowak, send me an email and I'll send ya a SJ coupler

Precision Scale offers about a dozen scale couplers. Some have a fixed knuckle, others have a movable knuckle. I would be surprised if San Jaun is not offering a Precision Scale coupler.

 

Pete

 

Thanks Patrick... still a long ways to go.

You work quickly!