The Consumer Rights Act 2015 became law on 01 October 2015, replacing three major pieces of consumer legislation - the Sale of Goods Act, Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations and the Supply of Goods and Services Act. not the large. Large couplers won't be around forever, using them only would just be storing up problems for the future. For the purposes of the above paragraph handling is beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods if, in particular, it goes beyond the sort of handling that might reasonably be allowed in a shop. will eventually get around to retooling the Mk 3, but the blue box brigade have taken on the Mk 2 so I suspect it won't be long before they have a go at the Mk3 as well. If the wagons are only intended as scenery and not to be hauled in a train then personally I wouldn't bother to mess about with the couplings.

for now, but how long will that last? They've been phased out from new model designs, you won't be able to get spares forever. That said, Matt is running stuff on very tight curves, so it might actually be a good idea for him. It'll just be a pain if you haveas tight in this respect), you will find that it is often very difficult to couple up wagons on the curve - especially those with a longer wheelbase. Often, the coupling hooks end up on the wrong side of each other - causing derailments at a later point. Sometimes,

The Hornby R8099 coupling assembly is a direct fit into the mounting system originally used by the Airfix RTR models. This is a better solution in engineering terms, less of a bodge and stronger, but requires great care when drilling the waggler; hole must be dead central, dead straight, and probably not more than 1mm deep to preserve the structural integrity of the waggler. Deep as you like/all the way through on the bogie. Hornby trains come undone from Hornby wagons etc.... The B4CHM4NN couplings also actually sit every so slightly higher up than the Hornby ones. I have tried switching the things around and trying all variations but the bottom line is that the only train i long and really need the big coupling. I've not tried the Keen system because I didn't want to start cutting up the coaches. Narrow. It is ONLY the fact that the hook won't drop to engage that is the issue, which is what I assume the spring is for ...designs) can have the couplers attached in a verity of different ways, such as older clip-in systems (a bit like NEM, but not - http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/media/managed/large/r8099.jpg), attached with rivets or screws, or of course moulded-on. I think the longer hooks on the larger couplers are the cause of a lot of problems. In addition to the issue Doc mentioned, they have a tendency to 'jump' outside the smaller loops on tight