Marc Dobson
Western Thunderer
As some people might have heard that the Trevor who produced the original Dingham couplings has been forced to stop production due to ill health. Also those members who have followed my "WC Boggs" layout thread will know I have been redesigning them so that they can cope with variation in height and curves down to 3ft4.
Since it was announced that Trevor was stopping making them I have been asked, by a number of people, to make my version available to everyone.
So I have decided to do exactly that. Im still proving my prototypes but it's looking good so far.if everything goes smoothly then I should be in a position to produce a production etch to start production by Christmas.
The new update couplings are compatable with the old ones. I will also be developing a jig to allow the user to determin which of the 10 types of hook they need for any piece of rolling stock. There are 5 different hook heights and each height hook comes in 2 lengths. Also the new wider hooks come in 2 lengths.
I'm not sure of the price as yet but I would say that they will be compatible with the original Dingham price.
Marc Dobson
Pre-Grouping Railways
Since it was announced that Trevor was stopping making them I have been asked, by a number of people, to make my version available to everyone.
So I have decided to do exactly that. Im still proving my prototypes but it's looking good so far.if everything goes smoothly then I should be in a position to produce a production etch to start production by Christmas.
The new update couplings are compatable with the old ones. I will also be developing a jig to allow the user to determin which of the 10 types of hook they need for any piece of rolling stock. There are 5 different hook heights and each height hook comes in 2 lengths. Also the new wider hooks come in 2 lengths.
I'm not sure of the price as yet but I would say that they will be compatible with the original Dingham price.
Marc Dobson
Pre-Grouping Railways