Last week I managed to pick up a new Bachmann Baldwin 4-6-00 DCC loco at a very nice price. I need it to pull a few of me existing wagons so rather than changing its couplings I bought ban Atlas Caboose with the idea of changing one of its couplings. At the moment I cant see how to do it easily. Anybody done it in the past , if so how ?

You should know by now that some pictures might help get you an answer     

cheers John.

Quote from: scotsoft on February 11, 2015, 02:51:43 PM
You should know by now that some pictures might help get you an answer     

cheers John.

:(I don't do good pictures but as soon as Im up to it I`ll post a couple

I think I may have a plan. will try it when this flu goes  away 

  Solution sorted and it shouldn't have been necessary  anyway 
I blame the flu

Glad you sorted it.
Hope the flu is getting better.

Hi Jon how did you sort it? Been tempted by a couple of US locos but don't know how easy it is to change coupling.

Cheers

C.

Quote from: ChrisWV10 on February 14, 2015, 05:35:46 PM
Hi Jon how did you sort it? Been tempted by a couple of US locos but don't know how easy it is to change coupling.

Cheers

C.

At the moment things are still in bits but the mock up  (not muck up) worked out ok so time will tell

Not a simple replacement then. Perhaps I'll consider a barrier wagon without resorting to butchering a loco

Cheers

C.

A barrier/conversion wagon is a great idea - I'd be tempted to cut off one of the wagon/carriage's couplings and replace with an NEM pocket and slip a basic Rapido into it. This will ensure correct coupling height and alignment.

See this guide on how it's done if you're not sure. 

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=19829.0

   A barrier wagon is the way Im going. It seems cheaper and easier than wrecking/ modifying a brand new loco.
Ive actually prized a GF fitted Rapido out today and pushed a Dapol buckle spare into the same fitting. The height is slightly low but Ive prized the NEM pocket off and slipped a shim of plasticard into position. That's gluing till tomorrow now so then I`ll resemble and see how it looks

My barrier wagon attempt was a failure..solely my fault not the coupling manufactures
The doner body  was a hybrid of an old excursion coach mounted onto a flat car and as such(?) looked reasonable.
With the coupling changed  using one of the brilliant Dapol kits   I completely messed everything up 
A new doner boggy will need to be sourced and filtted. The whole thing when coupled with the Bachmann loco (un modified), the Atlas caboose (un modified) and the modified carriage looked a bit like a Z gauge loco followed by an undersized N gauge caboose,
followed by a n  gauge elephant.
No fault of any of the manufacturers . Just my stupidity