Hi,
I recently bought a set of Athearn Streamlined cars. How do you open up the cars?
I checked Hoseeker, but it didn't show how to open it up.
Are there any tabs? If so where?
Thanks,
Charles
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The body assembly (roof, sides, windows) is a friction fit over the floor. There is a thin crack between the bottom of the sides, and the skirting at the bottom of the car. Slip a sharp knife blade into the crack and pry gently. Move the knife around the car, giving it a gentle pry at each place. Work the body and floor apart carefully and you are home free.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
Thats not the case with my cars. I even used pliers on my underframe to try to pull them out, but they wont budge. Do you think the Original owner glued the underframe to the shell? After all, I did buy them off of Ebay...
If they didn't use the whole bottle (or tube) tossing the car in the freezer overnight should get the glue brittle enough that you can break the connection.Once you get it started don't stop till you got all of the glue broke loose.
Catt If they didn't use the whole bottle (or tube) tossing the car in the freezer overnight should get the glue brittle enough that you can break the connection.Once you get it started don't stop till you got all of the glue broke loose.
Thanks, Catt this did work for me!!
Charles Li
*IF* they used something like CA super glue.
Testor's styrene cement melts and welds the styrene together. That trick won't end up working in that case.
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