has anyone gone beyond removing the body unit from footplate on the Hornby 08?

I want to respray one and was trying to avoid masking up the windows, especially the two half open ones.

Interesting construction around the cab - looks like it may be joined somehow to the main body; the cab detail seems like an insert from below.

Problem is - mine's s/hand and may have been subject to the glue treatment

interesting though ……………… so, has anybody gone inside?

One other thing - I've never handled a Bachmann 08 - would they be easier to disassemble in order to respray?

best

adrian

Answering the last one first: the Bachmann cab should come off fairly easily as it slides upwards off the bonnet and floor mouldings. There may be a small amount of glue holding it but on my example this was easily broken without damaging the cab mouldings or the bonnet.

As for the Hornby one, I am about to find out since I have just won a Freightliner version from eBay at a very reasonable price because it has one cabside window missing. I am quite capable of replacing said window but I am hoping the cab interiorwill be easily accessible, rather than having to mount the new glazing from the outside.

Jeff

Thanks for your reply
I'll be particularly interested to hear how you get on when your Hornby 08 arrives.
Will you email me with your findings please

thanks

adrian

It can be done but it's a pain cuz Hornby glues the cab to the body. :0(

Tha glazing on my hornby fell in to the cab . i did try to get the cab separated from the rest of the body .I rang hornby about it . They said if its fixed its fixed.  Glued in i suppose but a very tight fit to boot..My 08 now runs without glazing :twisted:  but at least its in one piece.  As an aside i did manage to fit a bachmann 533 decoder ,after trimming the excess plastic from the ends of the chip.  Runs ok.

This may help….

http://www.rugby-parkway.com/workbench11.html

Thank you. That is a great guide.

My word, you are excited aren't you :shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

I'll delete the 2 duplicate posts if you like or do you want to stay excited ?:cheers

I would love to stay excited but my wife might not be too happy.

Dunno what went wrong. I blame my new PC. I blame my new PC… I blame my new PC.

Sorry.

Done - if only to save your wife !!! :cheers