04-30-2010, 07:40 PM
I can offer a word of caution when it comes to removing the boiler from the Proto 0-8-0. While it is not impossible it is not an easy thing to do. There is series of steps that must be followed in order to remove the boiler. One also has to be very careful not to damage some of the fine detail parts. I have removed the boiler both my 0-8-0 and 0-6-0. The 0-6-0 is easier than the 0-8-0. I had to remove mine as both my locomotives had sat on a hobby shop shelf for a good 6 years never run. The factory oil and grease had long dried out and both locomotives need lubrication real bad when I got them and tried to run them.
Some where I have the instructions supplied by Walthers on how to remove the boilers but even they were not very accurate. They had some steps in the wrong order and few steps were missing. Needless to say when I disassembled my 0-8-0 it was a very nerve racking experience.
Wayne Reid
Some where I have the instructions supplied by Walthers on how to remove the boilers but even they were not very accurate. They had some steps in the wrong order and few steps were missing. Needless to say when I disassembled my 0-8-0 it was a very nerve racking experience.
Wayne Reid