that arise, but for me, as TheDoc suggested, the attraction for me is in having it as a toy to play with. And...no, Hornby Dublo couplings are riveted on, and are therefore not easy to swap for other type of coupling. You’ll need to pay close attention to the height the box is mounted at and of course it needs to be on the centre line of the bogie. How fast do you run your trains? You said 'whizzing', but was that just a figure of speech, or do you actually

Yes, the B4CHM4NN and the Hornby couplings are very similar, but they don't like each other and to be honest, they don't even like themselves.

Thank you very much for the suggestion! I'll be able to swap them out on some of the coaches; unfortunately after digging out a few more coaches it seems some of them are from the Railroad range and have the D-rings moulded as part of the bogies directly (picture attached) - I'm not sure how I would go about replacing those. As there are better models of bogie bolsters available, all this hassle is not really worth the trouble IMHO. These are really for collectors or Dublo fans (like myself). fit. There's a reason that the Mk3 comes with the big coupling - they work in nearly all situations - but they really spoil the look of the coaches because they sit so far apart. I've had several attempts at cutting off the big coupling from the bogies and For the purposes of the above paragraph handling is beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods if, in particular, it goes beyond the sort of handling that might reasonably be allowed in a shop.

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 became law on 01 October 2015, replacing three major pieces of consumer legislation - the Sale of Goods Act, Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations and the Supply of Goods and Services Act. If the value of the goods is diminished by any amount as a result of handling of the goods by the consumer beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods, the trader may recover that amount from the consumer, up to the contract price. with my layout is that I have both circuits on a big long 3.5m straight, but on the return leg, they form a kind of a bow tie shape, which creates the space which I will slip my computer desk into. This means that even on my 2nd radius circuit, there are some

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Hornby trains come undone from Hornby wagons etc.... The B4CHM4NN couplings also actually sit every so slightly higher up than the Hornby ones. I have tried switching the things around and trying all variations but the bottom line is that the only train i the moment weeding out my older large style coupling items, intending to replace them with finer ones where easily possibly. Because I don't like and haven't got the time for messy jobs, I shall put difficult items up for sale. The large ones just do not go I have seen a handful of B-mann wagons that come fitted with Kadee couplers [these - http://www.expressmodels.co.uk/acatalog/kadee-5cm-menu.jpg] I'm not sure why though, those are popular internationally, but not generally used by UK modellers. The consumer (you) may cancel the sale at any time in the cancellation period without giving any reason, and without incurring any liability except under these provisions—

for now, but how long will that last? They've been phased out from new model designs, you won't be able to get spares forever. That said, Matt is running stuff on very tight curves, so it might actually be a good idea for him. It'll just be a pain if you have This is a better solution in engineering terms, less of a bodge and stronger, but requires great care when drilling the waggler; hole must be dead central, dead straight, and probably not more than 1mm deep to preserve the structural integrity of the waggler. Deep as you like/all the way through on the bogie. It would be great if somebody else has managed to find an easy solution that doesn't invlove cutting up the coach. Maybe HornbyModern metal wheels do have insulation between the wheel and axle so are fine on two rail (apart from a rogue Collett coach it seems mentioned in a recent post) . If you are going to standardise couplers (not a bad idea for you, as problems are worse with tight curves!) then switch everything to the small type, Narrow. It is ONLY the fact that the hook won't drop to engage that is the issue, which is what I assume the spring is for ... I would look at current models of bogie bolsters, or maybe something made by Tri,-ang Hornby, Mainline, Lima or Airfix, GMR. As previously stated they have metal wheels for the 3 rail system and Dublo couplings. Really to change either/both the bogies need to be removed. They are held by rivets through the wagon floor which have to be drilled out. The coupling rivets can be forced out by a suitable pin (I use a reversed drill bit) in a press or drilled out. Replacedments acn then be bolted on ensuring they are at the correct height. The wheels are released by lifting the tinplate tags which hold bearing plate in place and then fitteing the insulated replacements ideally with pin point bearings. These will need a special short axle.