Doug,

I've even set the lift's push value to +100 (should move anything in it's way), to no effect (well, it doesn't solve my problem).

Don't know what the Player's push value is - whatever WED sets it to, I guess.
I can't find help/docs on the tempate settings.
(Skill Values, that don't tell me what they do - just "Skill 10", etc...)

I've posted the level (Publish -> zipped directory contents) to tell me what I've messed up...
ModelTest.zip

The zip file is just under 3MB.

When running the level, just move the player forward onto the platform, and you'll see what I mean (the lift also jerks a little when it moves).

Thanks for any help.

-Neut.