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Re: Scout Couplers
« on: November 25, 2020, 08:49:17 pm »
There is a way to couple the cars together. It involves turning one truck on the Scout car around so the coupler faces inward.

Snap a 480-25 baseplate and coupler over the truck axles and bend the tabs on the baseplate lightly to keep it in place.
http://www.ttender.com/weblistpictures/480-25.jpg

Available from The Train Tender.
http://www.ttender.com/list/num3.htm

Conversion done.


Larry
« Last Edit: November 25, 2020, 08:51:51 pm by TrainLarry »

 

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