A very freelance 009 railcar build using a Worsley works Count Donegal No.1 kit.

[invercloy]

I hope you can resolve it, Brian.  Could you replace the canopy with a shorter one that's supported by angle brackets from the wall of the building?

[JulienW]

I'm sorry to say that the problem is one of scale. Donegal railcar no.1 was a small beastie but even so your 7 mm scale (O scale kit for 42mm tall people) is proving to be too tall for your 4 mm (OO) scale layout where people are 24mm tall.

There are a couple of solutions available to you now:

1) Bite the bullet and modify the layout (buildings and all) to accommodate the railcar.
2) Reduce the height of the railcar by cutting horizontally through the body at some point, removing a section and re-soldering the thing together (a 'cut and shut' job).
3) Finish the railcar as an "O9" model (O scale on 9 mm gauge - you may need to make new seats and get correct scale people) and either keep it for display, sell it on ( I'd have thought you'd at least get back the cost of the kit and chassis) or build an O9 layout for it to run on.

You have done a good job on it so don't be discouraged to have another go, though perhaps be more aware of the loading gauge of your layout.

[gtmspyder]

Good morning Julien.

I new it was an o gauge kit when I bought it, but comparing the part assembled kit on Allens demonstration stand with one of the Lilliput coaches on the 009 sale stand, they looked about the same size, but of course I'd had a walk between the two points of comparison in the hall. ;)

Still, I've enjoyed making it, and I will finnish it in some way.

I do have a section of the layout with a dead end siding and wired to a reversing control, can't think of the name but you know what I mean I'm sure, this just trundles a loco or whatever back and forth, on a timed sequance, between the hidden siding and the bay platform of the lower station.  I have not tried this bit yet, but it might only mean a slight paring of the scenery if it will go into the bay siding.  the staion it runs into is the Peco small station which only has the vallance on the front of it, with the bay passing along the rear, so it may well be ok.

Thaank you for your interest Julien.

Kind regards,

BrianT.

[JulienW]

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Still, I've enjoyed making it, and I will finnish it in some way.

At the end of the day that is the main thing, and it is good to know that your efforts will not go to waste.