thanks, tried all of that, have taken pod off and main module and it definately looks as though something has blown, its marked D1, top right of module. I suppose because she has been stood for 12 years or so the motor might be stuck also but have enough mates to fix that for me, It does give me time though to take the body off and repaint the chassis, double check the wiring as best as i can. do they need a special kit to make them run on car batteries? I have 2 connected as thats what was on there when i bought her.
thanks