I believe I've already attempted your suggestion. If you'd like to take a look at the scene file you can download it below-

Maya 2016 Binary file. I'm also sending this off to some friends with more experience with Maya than myself to hopefully get a solution. I will continue working on this on my end.

Many thanks.

Download link (weTransfer. It's safe and credible)-

https://we.tl/3VUlGgIMYR