Neodymium magnets work a treat, and are a great reason for leaving the pins on. On my layout I have used strings of 3mm Neodymium cubes, 5 per string, in sets of four and five, in one location they're between the ties, and in the other they actually replace the ties, making them as near invisible as you could wish for, after painting. Readily available and very cheap via Ebay. Mike
I use them, and the magnets. I have some sidings at the rear of the layout, therefore I do use the magnetic uncouplers so I don't have to reach over scenery details. The trip pins don't look prototypical, but I can live with that. Some people complain about the couplers not working correctly at times, but if care is taken when installing the couplers, and a bit of work done to keep them lubricated (graphite powder), I have almost no problems with them working. My layout was built for switching, and have very few problems over the years with them.
Cut them off! I don't like how they look and they are useless to me. I operate, but don't use magnets, so they are more of a pain then they are worth. They photograph horribly, so I chop them (or just pull them out on Atlas equipment).
Hope everyone had a safe and fun New Years. Thank you for the info and opinions everyone. I Nscale I cut them off. So I think that's the way I'm going to go.
I keep mine although as said before they can be a pain, but they are needed on the hump for magnetic uncoupling. So, they stay, for now.
I cut mine off, I don't use them, they look awful and I add air hoses anyway. Sent from my Xperia Z using Tapatalk 2
I cut mine for both N and HOn30. After running ok n N-Trak for years, I got tired of the derailments. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
