Sprung hornblocks all sound good, but unless you are able to get springs
that are perfect for the job then more often then not you end up with a loco
that wobbles along the track because the springs tend to recoil causing the loco
to rock side to side, that’s why probably the best suspension system isn’t
suspension but equalization ie: using rocker arms between each axle, which
basically keeps the loco stable but allows the axles to move up and down and
only slightly lifting the loco as they do.
This
is a very interesting topic for me as I have one of these kits.? It was a
fairly recent purchase (at huge expense!) and was described to me as being one
of the original 100 (?) kits that Roy Link had developed. Not so as it
turned out - apparently this kit is a reissued variant by AG himself with all
the important Roy Link chassis suspension bits discarded as a cost saving
measure.
While I have no 'cupboard of oblivion' for this kit it is at
present languishing in the 'pit of despair,' likely until I can find an original
to copy or get a fix kit of parts, sprung horn blocks etc.
