[Closed] Is it hard to disasemble a Brooklin model?

No, Sergio, it is not difficult at all. And you'll have no trouble reassembling it, either. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if the hole in which your pin is
glued does not go all the way through the roof. You may find that you are
not able to push the pin out from the underside of the roof, but the only way
to know is to take the baseplate off and remove the interior.

There's also the issue of the vac-form "window" plastic, which may be in the
way assuming that the hole does go all the way through the roof, which I
doubt. You may just have to locate the taxi roof sign over the broken pin and
glue it in place. That should not be difficult...just use white glue which is
water-soluble, in case you need to remove the sign or reposition it.

Go for it...you'll be surprised how easy it is to take the car apart.

Hello Sergio...that model is not difficult. No need to remove the plastic window shell...

just go through it with a pin and push the piece out as you say.
Don't forget to do it all with the model on a flat padded surface.
Have a good day.
Eric

Sergio, in most cases a Brooklin is very easily dissambled and there will be no surprises with pieces inside being hard to reassemble. Having said that, on a few models the base plate is also glued as well as screwed to the body as with the '54 Chevy 210 Handyman. If that is the case with your model, simply set the model in warm water deep enough only to soak the base plate and then carefully pull it apart. The clear plastic for the windows can be carefully soaked off as well. It might still be best to push the pin through from the top as doing it from inside could cause the paint to chip away on the top. If the base plate is glued to the body, you don't have to reglue it as the two screws are adequate. Besure to use only white glue for gluing any parts and don't ever use a hair drier to dry the glue!!! I did that once and the "glass" crinkled like potato chips. Fortunately, Amanda at Brooklin was able to supply me with replacement "glass."

Good luck, Sergio. I remember the first time I contemplated taking a Brooklin apart, I was terrified that I would ruin it. Now, I don't hesitate. For example, and this is very rare with Brooklins, when I received my '49 Oldsmobile coupe, the grill was off center, and the rear tires rubbed against the seat tub. As I recall, when I removed the screws the base plate didn't come off so I soaked it and the misaligned grill insert as well. Then, I carefully scraped the rear corners of the seat tub with an exacto knife to free the wheels. I was able to realign the grill perfectly. After reassembly the car is perfect.

But go ahead and do your repairs and do let us know how it worked out.

While I was composing my reply, other great minds were at work as well!

I think we all spend the better part of our days on the Forum.

Or maybe our time on the forum is the better part of our day? LOL

In my case, David, no doubt about it--don't know how I got by when I was working!

Certainly the best part of my day as now I am off to remove glued down linoleum from a lady's basement floor that has been down for over 50 years.
I look forward to more light relief on the Forum later so I hope all your posts today will be great ones.
All of you enjoy your day.
Eric

Thank you. Will trap the "carpet monster" in another room, put my new glasses, and go ahead! Yesterday night placed the taxi logo and luggage rack in my Checker and the rear lights in the Volvo PV 56 but was afraid to work on the PV 831.
Thanks again.