More years ago than I care to admit, and with great enthusiasm (and ambitious ideas), I started work on a Comet Models etched chassis kit for a Fowler LMS 4F 0-6-0 locomotive in 00 gauge. I think I even got as far as fitting electrical pick-ups to it. But it was shortly afterwards that I discovered that there were serious problems in my handiwork, and it was pointless trying to go any further. It was packed away in a convenient storage box, and every few years it saw the light of day briefly, if only to remind me that things don't always work out as anticipated... (Actually, experience has shown that things rarely work out as expected!)
The idea of having sprung model railway rolling stock like the real thing has appealed to me for a long time. Although I never owned any, Peco Wonderful Wagons were the first exposure to the concept of springing in models.
