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09/07/2016 9:44 am
Questions on Neo 1/43 1984 Lincoln LSC. Does anyone know how the chassis is attached to the body?
Screws or glue? Also, are the wheels easily removed. Do the tires just pull off? American Excellence has a sale through 7/11 and I would need all three available versions of the 84 LSC's to make a dark grey with charcoal interior and blackwall tires. Thanks for the help.
09/07/2016 3:09 pm
Leftover Lincolns
I haven't disassembled one in a long time, but I believe the chassis plate is attached with screws. Axles are trapped between the interior tub and chassis when it is secured with those screws, so they are easily removed.
You will probably need to change the color of the headliner in the metallic gray car you use.
IF you do this project and have leftover parts to make a red car with whitewalls, I could help you recover some of your investment.
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10/07/2016 5:34 am
Thanks very much David. Check your email.
11/07/2016 5:53 am
Careful taking apart a NEO,
I'm modifying the interior of their 1963 Rolls Royce coupe, and the baseplate does have some glue attaching it to the seat pan under the rear seat and at the wheel wells. Carefully get a thin screwdriver into the gap to carefully pry it up.
I'm finding their resin to be brittle. I clumsily dropped the baseplate onto a wooden floor and it shattered into 3 pieces. It was probably weakened when prying it loose from the body. It may require a little scratch-built 'splinting' on the non-visible side to repair it!
11/07/2016 7:39 am
Great point, Mark. Their resin is extremely brittle.
Seems like the interior tubs are almost ceramic with no flexibility. I had forgotten about that.
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11/07/2016 11:44 am
Thanks for the heads-up Mark and good luck on your baseplate repair.