TMCC American Flyer 0-8-0 with working remote Electrocouplers

If A.C Gilbert was making 0-8-0's today it may have been something like this. This is a conversion of an American Flyer 0-8-0 to Lionel Trainmanster Command Control with operating remote control Electrocouplers.  The couplers have been modified to be AF compatible and are both independently  operated
Lionel Trainmaster LCRU  fits with room to spare after a little work on the heatsink
The heatsink was modified to mount upside down.
This shows the antenna and truck coupler mod.
Makes a decent looking conversion.
Push the button on the remote...
And click the coupler opens and away you go.
This is a modification I made to improve the headlight mounting. It is a bracket that mounts to the screws on the smoke unit.
This shows how the front coupler mounts. It is spring centered.  It doesn't really stick out in front as much as it appears in this picture. It is about 3/16" longer that the original coupler.

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