Ride Heights
Progress on the Clerestory and 6-wheel carriages has slowed slightly over the past week due to other commitments, however I have found time today to look into the Triang chassis ride height.
I knew at the start the old Triang chassis would be far too high when running with more up-to-date stock, as shown in the below comparison image with a Hornby ‘Bow Ended’ Collett. It is clear to see that the 6-wheeler is about half a buffer to high.
Ok, so maybe the issue can be addressed slightly by re-siting the wonky buffer and fixing the body in place, but the difference would still be noticeable.
Now, for ‘older’ stock it definitely wouldn’t have been mixed with the newer carriages, and the plan is to run it with the Triang Clerestory also in the works. Now comes the ride height issue between coach and loco. Interestingly enough, when paired with the old Hornby ‘Terrier’ there is very little difference, thank goodness, as the terrier was most likely going to be the traction for the rake, but I am aware the ‘Terrier’ is on the higher side of life in any case.
This will do for now, hopefully pairing the coaches with the right loco will not show up the ride-height issue too much. A new chassis will probably be made for it anyway in the future, so this really is more of an experiment before moving on to a much more refined solution.
Thanks to those who have pointed me in the direction of such solutions, I can say that this will happen in the future, when is another matter, but for now I will continue cracking on with what I have.
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