RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2015 Hi all. I am looking at repainting some of the Mk2A coaches shortly and I was hoping that someone that owns some can break one down for me and post an image showing the different component parts that make it. I want to know how much masking I need to do lol. Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 Why not buy one and break it down rather than asking others to break theirs down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 16, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2015 I am buying 5 in a few weeks. I was asking on the off chance that some fellow modeller would be kind enough to offer some help. Obviously thats not the case with you so i dont really see why you felt the need to put that sort of comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted September 16, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2015 Because I got the impression from your post that you wanted others to dismantle their coaches. Apologies if my post caused you offence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 It does rather sound like you want someone to dismantle one of their models. If not, what advise/help is it you are expecting? I'm not really sure what it is you want. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ah, right I see. You've got another thread running with the same subject that is a little more advanced. Probably best to close this one now. Cheers. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 From what I remember of dismantling a Mk2a for a SRPS repaint 6 years ago (is it really??), the key parts are: bogies (obviously - unscrew) chassis (clips into bottom of windows glazing - prise the sides apart slightly and it should unclip), Interior (screwed to chassis I think) roof (single piece in between the domes - unclips carefully) Then on its gets more complicated, with glue holding things in place, care needed Window glazing (one strip on each side, with some bits better glued than others). Corridor doors (glued in to corridor)) Corridor windows (glued in, sometimes impossible to remove) I think that just above covers the key components. To say nothing of the battery boxes and brake parts on the chassis (all separate). I stripped everything back to the chassis, but left the end doors in place, masked off the corridor connections and the roof domes (which were the right colour for me). Window bars were a pain to paint. I masked the horizontal bars (much easier with the glazing out), then the vertical bars also carefully masked (about three hours work on windows alone). Hope this helps This is what it looked like when I put it back together. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/411/entry-1769-mk2a-tso-br-maroon-new-fleet-addition/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted September 17, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2015 That's a big help. Thanks very much G-BOAF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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