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Kenton, The canopy was a factory optional extra, available with or without canvas screens. There's an article on Lister Railtrucks in Roy Link's NG&IRM Review 58 including drawings.. As for replacement motors, assuming you can find one the right size, 4 x 10mm. I should imagine getting the worm / flywheel off and on again could be the killer. These tiny coreless jobs dont take end loads kindly. Another thought on re-gauging, how about taking out one set of wheels on their keeper plate and then mounting them 'outside' the kato moulding at your chosen gauge. Maybe only half the traction, but half the cost as well. If I get any more of these daft ideas..................

Thanks for the kind comments on my build. A few more notes; I did try running it without a resistor, I'm sure it'll be fine if driven gently. However my 009 stock gets borrowed occasionally and I'm not always sure what controllers are being used. Also, having tested the Kato circuit board, with my test bench controller (H&M Clipper) full on at 13 volts the motor output is only 3.7 volts off load. Hence a 470ohm resistor to protect the motor, I'm certain you can't get spare motors for these things! I dont know how many Listers were supplied with canopies,they seem fairly common though. I just fancied building one of each really. Also it gives somewhere else to hide a bit more lead, every little helps...... As for re-gauging the wheelsets for a Wickham railcar, I think it's best left alone. The only posssible route I can think of would involve sacrificing a pair of chassis' , mounting them side by side and dispensing with the inner sets of wheels and gear chains. Does that make sense? Does a Wickham really need two motors? Don't know what minimum gauge you could achive by this method though. The Portram wheelbase is 12mm though, and the Wickham is about 14.5mm, not that the wheels would show. A Nigel Lawton chassis could be re-gauged, although there would be some motor intrusion above footplate level, although this would be largely hidden by the seats. I've got a one of these Wickhams lurking somewhere, must have a look at it again....

Kenton, I've only just found the photo's, meant to post my efforts about a month ago......... Firstly, curiosity got the better of me and I just had to have a look inside, this allowed me to solder to the pickups without risking meltdown. Also I wanted to feed the wires out of the end of the chassis in order to attach a resistor. After a bit of trial and error I settled on 470 ohms, this gives about the same top speed once the Kato circuit board has been removed. Said resistor is hidden inside the white heatshrink sleeving. I then had to grind a couple of slots out of the footplate underside for the wires. Next I set about soldering up as much as was safe to do without other bits dropping off in the process. Detailing is an assortment of plasticard sections and various thicknesses of brass wire, the lifting eyes are thinned down handrail knobs. Curtains on the canopy fitted one are tissue paper painted with thinned down PVA to make them a bit more durable. The tissue is then scrunched up and flattened out again before being rolled up and superglued into place. Finally a lick of green paint with a little oil staining around the bonnet and some mud and dust elsewhere. The driver was sustituted with a figure from Montys Models, I used their 'MSV53, Marine Worker' and adjusted one arm and leg to line up with the pedal and brake wheel.

Interesting link that, thankyou. I've managed to find both pictures in print. The Callington view appears in 'Branches and Byways Cornwall' by John Vaughan in which you can make out the number as D6323. The picture at Luckett is in 'LSWR West Country Lines Then and Now' by Mac Hawkins. In both instances the train is described as the 17.24 from Bere Alston on 7th September 1964. This was the first day of full diesel operation to Callington.

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think there is a lot of good material on Westerns and the Warships, however the D600's are harder to research. i have a dozen photos from various books and magazines but none at St Blazey. Does anyone have pictures of D600's at St Blazey???? 'The Newquay Branch and it's Branches' by John Vaughan (OPC 1991), has a picture of D600 in Green SYP in St Blazey yard alongside the wagon works building in 1963. Also, J V's 'Branches and Byways, Cornwall' shows D600 passing through Fowey on a St Blazey to Carne Point clay working, again in 1963. Damian, could you PM me please regarding my earlier message please. Clive.

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Truly excellent layout! As many others have said, it really captures St Blazey to a tee. Brings back memories of cornish summer holidays, all those 37's, so much better than going to the beach! Any chance of it appearing in any of the magazines?

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