Sandwichman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 2016-7 D51 489 and a 2021 C11 from Japan. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any Rapido couplers for the rears of both engines. I've checked Amazon, Plaza Japan and even the official website of Kato but to no avail. Where can I get any couplers?? Link to comment
SwallowAngel Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hi there! Looking at the parts list for both your locos the part you're looking for is KATO Z01-0281. The name of part is a bit confusing since it says it's for EF58's, but KATO tends to reuse parts like this 🙂 Getting replacement parts can be tricky of course, but since this is a very common part shared among all KATO steam locos it shouldn't be too hard.  My personal go-to for parts is RG-Rokko. Writing them an E-Mail with your desired part is usually enough to get a quick response over whether the part is available or not. Otherwise you'll either have to keep on hunting or wait until the part is restocked at the retailer of your choice (Shouldn't be along wait tho, the part is shared among many models as mentioned).  Hope you find your parts soon! 1 Link to comment
Sandwichman Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Thanks a lot man, really appreciate your help Link to comment
Pashina12 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 If that's the Kato knuckle you have in there, I'd trade you the rapido coupler from one of my C11s for it? Link to comment
Sandwichman Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Uh, nah I'm fine. Thanks for the offer tho. Link to comment
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