03-20-2022, 01:31 PM
Very nicely-done, Glen. 
In the past, I had quite a few of those Kadee couplers with the spring in the shank, but at that time, they didn't have the gladhand for magnetic uncoupling.
I also have some of those older Kadee archbar trucks, but I didn't care for the see-through look of the spring package. I left the springs in place, then used ca or WeldBond Kwik epoxy, to affix a small piece of black styrene to the backside of the sideframes...
As long as the truck's sideframes are not skewed, it should track as well as any one-piece plastic truck.
Wayne
In the past, I had quite a few of those Kadee couplers with the spring in the shank, but at that time, they didn't have the gladhand for magnetic uncoupling.
I also have some of those older Kadee archbar trucks, but I didn't care for the see-through look of the spring package. I left the springs in place, then used ca or WeldBond Kwik epoxy, to affix a small piece of black styrene to the backside of the sideframes...
As long as the truck's sideframes are not skewed, it should track as well as any one-piece plastic truck.
Wayne