81F Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I hope this might be a useful tip.It was with some annoyance that I discovered that the narrow tension lock couplings fitted to the other makes Lion.To get round this I have taken a standard NEM pocket (either Hornby or Bachmann from my spares box) and shortened pocket quite drastically at the point where the parallel sides start to taper outwards.Next I cut the parallel shank on the coupling (Hornby Medium NEM tension lock), leaving just enough for it to locate into the remains of the socket.I then glued thew coupling into the pocket using superglue.I also did the same for the coach in the Rapido Titfield Thunderbolt pack.In addition I am also using the same technique to shortening the excessively over-scale gap between Rapedo's 16XX pannier and whatever it couples up to, although these do not need shortening quite so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Hello 81FIs it true that that Rapido version of Lion, aka Titfield Thunderbolt, has the adapter to Hornby's fine scale chain coupling?I was in your regime of coupling changes with the older Hornby Triang LMR rolling stock and with the Accurascale Chaldrons. Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Hi Bee,According to the Rapido instruction manual for the Lions and Thunderbolt "...Also on the tender is a hook that's designed to be compatible with Liverpool and Manchester Railway Coaches produced by another manufacturer...". However to use it Rapido's tension lock needs to be removed.This Hook looks the same as the Hooks on my Hornby L&M 3rd class coaches but there doesn't appear to be any chain.On the front of the loco there is a fine representative of the real coupling and no NEM pocket or dovetail.Hope this is helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Thank you 81F, for the first hand confirmation. Appreciated!Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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