Fitted all 9 remote uncouplers this week. I adapted an idea posted in a 009 group using square brass tube sliding inside another slightly larger tube, with a cross-piece on top of the smaller tube. I made the cross-piece the same size as a sleeper to hide it, but decided to add a small rectangle of thin plasticard (not yet painted here so you can see it) to give me more leeway when aligning.
The uncoupler hits the projecting lug beneath one of the couplings. It seems to work best with Peco-type couplings, which is good as that’s the norm for NGS kits, but only one wagon needs this coupling.
A servo below the board and Megapoints controllers allow me to operate these from my NCE Powercab.
(Further details of the installation are on the Construction page.)
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