All Coupled Up

Modelling work has almost entirely ground to a halt as of late due to unexpected circumstances outside the world of tiny trains. Some jobs are still doable, but at the moment it's a case of tiny ones that I can have done within a few hours.

So, taking shelter from Storm Babet last Friday, I set to and added some couplings to the in progress 009 Society wagons.

Image from Hattons Model Railways

My couplings of choice are the Peco NEM pocket variety. They're nice and solid, though one criticism I do have is that the 'pin' the coupling loop hooks onto is a little wide. I keep meaning to experiment with filing on thinner and seeing how it performs.

Attaching the NEM socket to the bottom of the wagons required some slight bodging. Attached as assembled, the coupling sits far too low, fouling the track work. Instead, a mm or two is shaved off of the top of the socket, and a small notch cut into the wagons buffer beam to match. This is one of those tasks that would certainly be easier if it was done BEFORE the kit was assembled!

All three wagons sat on The Garden Railway with a small diesel in charge. Next stop (Hopefully), the paint shop.