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This came up on another thread so I thought I would share how I personally do it.
I also have a hard time getting a clear close up with either of my cameras.
the long screw goes up into the frame where it can't be seen out side.
the anti-climbers on the Macs really stick out so you don't want your locos to hit bodies when backing on tighters curves.
Here shows a Kadee 789 box. Now I used to use the 789 but on tighter curves at friend s RRs it would pull the car off behind it.
My RR has 20'dia min. no problems.
so what I did was use one of the USAT tank car "shelf" couplers and make the shank alittle longer for better side to side movement.
here you can see on left how I cut and drilled the coupler to work. ONLY on the Mac I made it about 3/8" longer.
The one thing about any body mount you have to watch for is the bodys touching when backing.
note here on a 10'dia curve even the 789s will touch body to body. so they need to be set out farther.
left is 789 ,right is 830
this is why I use alot of 789s simply to keep wheel clearance and bodys from touching in my storage yard which is 10'dia because thats all the room I have.
I personally don't like cutting and weaking the 830 box corners because under heavy trains thay have broken.
Hope all this makes since??
I also have a hard time getting a clear close up with either of my cameras.
the long screw goes up into the frame where it can't be seen out side.
the anti-climbers on the Macs really stick out so you don't want your locos to hit bodies when backing on tighters curves.
Here shows a Kadee 789 box. Now I used to use the 789 but on tighter curves at friend s RRs it would pull the car off behind it.
My RR has 20'dia min. no problems.
so what I did was use one of the USAT tank car "shelf" couplers and make the shank alittle longer for better side to side movement.
here you can see on left how I cut and drilled the coupler to work. ONLY on the Mac I made it about 3/8" longer.
The one thing about any body mount you have to watch for is the bodys touching when backing.
note here on a 10'dia curve even the 789s will touch body to body. so they need to be set out farther.
left is 789 ,right is 830
this is why I use alot of 789s simply to keep wheel clearance and bodys from touching in my storage yard which is 10'dia because thats all the room I have.
I personally don't like cutting and weaking the 830 box corners because under heavy trains thay have broken.
Hope all this makes since??