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Hi All

I was thinking of obtaining one of the above.

However, my loco's are DCC, so I was wondering if anyone has successfully fitted a small decoder to one of these, and what the level of difficulty is.

I am aware that there are few retailers who will fit these, for a price obviously, but am wondering if this is something that could be done by an amatuer like me

SteveM on here has done it and no doubt will be along shortly.

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:21 pm SteveM on here has done it and no doubt will be along shortly.

That was a long time ago Brian.

In a nutshell you need to find the smallest decoder possible and hardwire it between the pickups and the motor. I can’t remember which one I used although I believe Barry (Bulleid Boy) may know of a very small one from TCS (?) that will do.
You will have to dismantle the trailing truck and cut a hole in the load to make space. I made a new tarpaulin cover from painted tissue paper to hide it.
Also if you want to fit figures either use some in HO scale from Preiser or I think ModelU sell a bespoke 3D printed crew specifically for the Wickham.

brian1951 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:19 pm posting.php?f=23&mode=quote&p=6823&sid= ... a7e1338640

I am obviously a creature of habit.

Mostly bad ones.

HI All

Thank you for the replies to my query.

I searched through the internet and found a couple of sites where people had completed this project.

However, I think that this is well above my skills level !

So I will say thank you all again, and wonder no more about this little trolley.

Cheers Guys

Joe H