QUOTE (rossi @ 27 Sep 2008, 00:18)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its very easy .!!! you just drop it from about 3 feet onto a concrete floor .Amazingly the only damage was the 4 lugs holding the body on .They broke for some reason ,which was odd as they were not exposed to direct force ,but at least I found out how to take one to bits .I shall detail the interior at some point and then use Thixo glue to hold it all together .I was amazed that all the fine detail survived .
Rather than glue, first find out if the two bodyside clips have survived; they may hold well enough to keep the coach together. If they are not enough, cement a plastic block inside the body shell each end, and run a self tapper through the underfloor into these to hold body to chassis. Always better to be able to get inside easily just in case a passenger gets loose.
You were lucky with the way it fell, the coach probably pretty much landed on its' wheels, and as the plastic chassis and body flexed relative to each other, all the energy was focussed on those clips, which is why they broke. I had a coach land end on from my four foot above concrete floor layout, and ended up with two useable bogies, and some salvageable detailing parts!