09-13-2015, 09:31 PM
From experience and past posts from others to the Yahoo Repower & Regear group, <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/repowerandregear/info">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/rep ... egear/info</a><!-- m --> I'd say it's justified.
A properly sprung and/or equalized model will out-perform a rigid one.
If you build it and you're not happy, you'll wish you'd gone the extra steps(maybe not full equalization on the first one).
The standard design used on brass imports is simple and allows you to use available parts, like NWSL springs.
Correct balance and weight are also vital.
Dan M.
A properly sprung and/or equalized model will out-perform a rigid one.
If you build it and you're not happy, you'll wish you'd gone the extra steps(maybe not full equalization on the first one).
The standard design used on brass imports is simple and allows you to use available parts, like NWSL springs.
Correct balance and weight are also vital.
Dan M.
Quote:I'm not trying to add springs to the MDS locos. I'm scratch building a mechanism, and am wondering if the advantages of having sprung drivers are worth the extra complexity.