Comments on: Changing Snap-In Rapido Couplers to Knuckle Couplers https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/05/changing-snap-in-rapido-couplers-to-knuckle-couplers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-snap-in-rapido-couplers-to-knuckle-couplers Model railroads and model trains Fri, 16 Jun 2017 04:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Phil Malavolta https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/05/changing-snap-in-rapido-couplers-to-knuckle-couplers.html#comment-18694 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 04:01:10 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4443#comment-18694 1. Why are they so expensive? 2. If you are going to couple and uncouple a lot, they are worth it. If it is only for cosmetics, then one at each end of train should look good.

]]> By: Graeme https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/05/changing-snap-in-rapido-couplers-to-knuckle-couplers.html#comment-18460 Sat, 20 May 2017 09:49:56 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4443#comment-18460 In reply to Sheldon Clark.

Hi Sheldon thanks for your advice, the thing is money is not a problem, I just can’t get my head around shelling out $20 for a cents worth of plastic.

]]> By: Sheldon Clark https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/05/changing-snap-in-rapido-couplers-to-knuckle-couplers.html#comment-18457 Fri, 19 May 2017 23:41:57 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4443#comment-18457 Hi, Graeme. I’m afraid I have no idea how you can get knuckle couplers cheaply, but when you have some, you don’t necessarily have to have one at each end of every vehicle – you can economise by having just one at each end of a fixed rake of, say, 3 or 5 vehicles and keeping the Rapido couplers in the intermediate positions within each rake. The length of each rake will depend on your operational needs and financial resources.

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