Kato HO E5 nose coupler

[Need for High Speed]

I may sound stupid for being some one who owns the train asking this.  but can some one please tell the type of coupler the 3-516 Kato HO Hayabusa has in its nose? like what type is it and can I buy a different one to put in it?

If not can I buy the same type to put in other trains? like the MTC CR400AF. Also is the E5 coupler some kind of Kato standard, what is it called?

 

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1YsAAOSwBwdcpsPs/s-l1600.jpg

 

 

image sorce; https://www.jggstamps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22189

 

Thank you to any one who has info on this

[marknewton]

I don't know about model versions, but the prototype couplers are made by Sumitomo Metals. They're often described in Japanese publications as a variant of the Shibata couplers developed by the JGR for use on EMU cars before WW2.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[Need for High Speed]

I need help finding a second nose coupler mechanism for the Kato E5 Hayabusa the part number is 1-428C3 and the nose cone is Z34-0629 this way both ends open with a coupler.

 

I found it on this website but it appears out of stock. does any one know where to find it on Yahoo or something?

 

Thanks for the help.

[inobu]

Did you lose it or break it. post a picture of what you have or what it looks like.

 

Inobu

[Need for High Speed]

On 4/21/2020 at 10:51 PM, inobu said:

Did you lose it or break it. post a picture of what you have or what it looks like.

 

Inobu

The Kato Hayabusa only comes with one of the nose couplers so I am hoping I can find the part to install a second one in the other cab.

Edited May 4, 2020 by Need for High Speed

[inobu]

Its a complete mechanism not sure about that.   3:07 mark on the video.

The nose coupler seems to be intricate as well as the nose door.