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Originally Posted by Tony
Hi John,
Yes I have considered the new Dapol uncouplers - then I saw the price!!!!! I think that Dapol are pricing themselves out of a very lucrative market. When you think of the number of them needed on only a small layout, in my case about 30, then the cost runs to well over £150 - for couplings? Large scale production should bring the price down to a more accepable £2.50 or even £25.00 for 10.
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Couldn't agree more.
I just bought a couple of packets to experiment with and although they seem to work well I don't think I will be buying any more. Far too expensive even if I was just to use them on locos and on the outer ends of block trains and coach rakes.
I think they do look slightly better than the normal Rapido couplers but I have also found that they are a couple of millimetres longer than the standard couplers on my Minitrix and Fleischmann wagons so the gap between them is visibly increased which is a backward step.