Steve Cook
Flying Squad
No problem Simon Excellent news on the wheels
A couple of other points to note now that I've put it back together again:
Slaters MekPak seems to have worked on the plastics OK.
If you're going to take them apart, get some new screws - quite a few of the originals on mine have damaged heads and they are less than happy being tightened up twice. They are No 2 x 1/4" Panhead Self Tapping screws - available on places like amazon for about 3p a pop including postage - I've just bought a couple of hundred stainless posi-drive replacements.
The main chassis / underframe on the above coach was banana shaped because of how the trusses underneath were glued in. A razor saw cut was enough to remove the excess length of the trusses next to the queen posts, its been glued together again. That does help to try and get the best fit between the plinth and body as well as removing stresses on the locating / fixing tabs.
It needs another good run now whilst I carry on with the interior colour research - I think its time to get on with their travelling companion, the SR Bogie Van
Steve
A couple of other points to note now that I've put it back together again:
Slaters MekPak seems to have worked on the plastics OK.
If you're going to take them apart, get some new screws - quite a few of the originals on mine have damaged heads and they are less than happy being tightened up twice. They are No 2 x 1/4" Panhead Self Tapping screws - available on places like amazon for about 3p a pop including postage - I've just bought a couple of hundred stainless posi-drive replacements.
The main chassis / underframe on the above coach was banana shaped because of how the trusses underneath were glued in. A razor saw cut was enough to remove the excess length of the trusses next to the queen posts, its been glued together again. That does help to try and get the best fit between the plinth and body as well as removing stresses on the locating / fixing tabs.
It needs another good run now whilst I carry on with the interior colour research - I think its time to get on with their travelling companion, the SR Bogie Van
Steve