My locomotives and rolling stock are 1:20. This can cause a problem when I visit a layout that has a different scale. Plus, I use the AMS couplers. These couple OK with the large Kadee, but not the smaller ones. But, the real problem is coupler height. My couplers are a scale 26" to the center-line, as many NG railroads were. Compare the Kadee standard height on the left, to my modified one with AMS on the right.
While I could have created a transition car, I decided to go ahead and try for a 1:29 diesel. I picked up an RS-3 from Aristocraft during their leap year sale and installed Kadee couplers on it at the standard Kadee height. I also did some light weathering. This should work well on Andy’s layout, as well as on Fred’s when he runs SG operations. I had planned to put in the new Revolution sound card/receiver as it was due to be released May 1. Now it’s sometime in July. With the Invasion scheduled for the middle of July, I decided that I couldn’t wait for them to be available, and so I installed the Revolution RX with Phoenix sound. It’s not lettered for the J&B, as I don’t have any 1:29 rolling stock to run with it. I’ll seldom run it here, but will use it to “visit” with. 
