hoovernut Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Evening all. Can any one help with the correct order in which to break down a Lima mk3 correctly. I have managed to remove the corridor connections on each end but that's as far as I have got. Thanks in advance Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2013 Get violent with the vestibule doors, they've got the biggest lip on them and then prise in the saloon windows one at a time whilst running your fingernail between the roof and bodyside. Big Andy will testify. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovernut Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks mike for the help. Mk3 know dismantled and in the paint shop. But what a struggle it was to separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 They were so unforgiving to prepare for repainting they were one of the reasons I wound down my eighties-based modelling about 15 years ago and flogged eveything like this that I had on the allocation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovernut Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 A right pain chard. I even managed to take a chunk out of my finger in the process but if nothing elsi it wii give me some thing to practise on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 If you prise the ends off and make a vertical cut in the centre between the gangway door window apertures, the sides can be splayed out slightly to make dismantling easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I had right trouble as well. I understand that working at one corner and adding slivers of card further along the body is the best way to go about it, but I did a fair bit of damage to the glazing and I'm scared to do any more as a result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's a while since I opened one but I seem to recall that remove corridor ends and then twist the body shell and the roof / glazing pops right out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 It's a while since I opened one but I seem to recall that remove corridor ends and then twist the body shell and the roof / glazing pops right out... i tried that and couldn't get it to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You have to be really brutal with it! They do give or break but there is no way of knowing until you try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 25, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2013 You have to be really brutal with it! They do give or break but there is no way of knowing until you try. Apart from the twist, there's a little bit of bending also required.... Lima Mk2's also need the same treatment Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Forgot about that bit, I hate taking these apart and am surprised that I havent broken any yet, the amount of force needed is ridiculous. It can only be a matter of time before they start breaking though because they should become more brittle as the plastic ages which isnt going to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Be very careful with the Hornby ex Lima coaches though, as they really are a right pain in the @*se. The Sleeper isn't too bad if you've got experience with opening up the ex Lima coaches before, but the TGS is an absolute nightmare and because of the brittleness of the one piece plastic is very easy to crack. As for the opening up of the Lima and Ex Lima coaches, when you can prize the bodysides away very gently I use my staff pass and old bank card to gently slide along between the roof / windows and the body of the coach, that way I find the roof moulding comes away easier from the body of the Mk3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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