Bachmann Earl crankpins

[The Great Bear]

I'll start by declaring that I am rather ham-fisted.

 

I wanted to swap coupling rods between two Bachmann Earl chassis I have, to get fluted rods on the right one (one being in GWR livery, other one in BR black being used to make a Bulldog). I got the crankpins out and the rods off using pliers, which was rather foolish as I cannot get the blasted pins back in to the outside cranks. Push fitting the Bachmann pins once removed looks to be difficult. Is there a nack to this or better tools to use, a couple of the pins have gone flying across the railway room never to be seen again in all likelihood and as well I stopped or the model may have followed suit in my frustration!

 

Or maybe use some other (Gibson?) parts?

 

Any advise gratefully received as I was getting rather frustrated and wishing I had started this task.

 

All the best

 

Jon

 

 

 

[lofty1966]

3 hours ago, The Great Bear said:

I'll start by declaring that I am rather ham-fisted.

 

I wanted to swap coupling rods between two Bachmann Earl chassis I have, to get fluted rods on the right one (one being in GWR livery, other one in BR black being used to make a Bulldog). I got the crankpins out and the rods off using pliers, which was rather foolish as I cannot get the blasted pins back in to the outside cranks. Push fitting the Bachmann pins once removed looks to be difficult. Is there a nack to this or better tools to use, a couple of the pins have gone flying across the railway room never to be seen again in all likelihood and as well I stopped or the model may have followed suit in my frustration!

 

Or maybe use some other (Gibson?) parts?

 

Any advise gratefully received as I was getting rather frustrated and wishing I had started this task.

 

All the best

 

Jon

 

 

 

Dumb question,

Er....why didn't you just swap the chassis?

Woulda saved some cursing