New Engine...No Couplers!

[Brakeman Hal]

Yesterday I receive an MTH O Scale 2-Rail GP35, carefully double-boxed and wrapped like a Stradivarius, with ribbons yet, but without any Couplers!

I'll have to talk to Norm's O Scale Trains about this....
Hal

 

[Iron Horseman]

I hate it when that happens.

Still trying to find the really strange coupler for an HO scale 1960 MARX switcher. It came to me with the couplers but they were broken.

 

[tootnkumin]

Yesterday I receive an MTH O Scale 2-Rail GP35, carefully double-boxed and wrapped like a Stradivarius, with ribbons yet, but without any Couplers!

I'll have to talk to Norm's O Scale Trains about this....
Hal

The ribbons were to soften you up for the sucker punch

 

[Brakeman Hal]

I called Norm's O Scale Trains, and he will ship me a pair of O-Scale Kadees at no cost.

Good!
Hal

 

[Brakeman Hal]

Norm sent me FOUR Kadee 805 Couplers, but just breathing on those little centering springs makes 'em fly across the room!

It's gonna be a real test of my steadiness to put a pair of them together!

Hal

 

[Sirfoldalot]

YIEKS! Know what you mean! I generally use an exacto knife to pick them up and place them, or a pair of tweezers (just don't squeeze too much!.

 

[Brakeman Hal]

I assembled mine with tweezers...it was touchy, but I got 'em in and slammed on the lid!

Then I took a tip from an online video and center-punched the mounting holes, which held the assembly together.

Hal