how do I dismantle a steam engine shell

[west1577]

I want to remove the black blanks out of the cab of steam engine #52704 to add an engineer & fireman figures and to build up the back of the boiler. How do I dismantle the shell?

[Trainman203]

You find the right screws and undo them..   Surf the site for the assembly diagrams.

[HoModeler]

You should be able to tell how to dismantle the Loco Shell by turning it upside down & carefully checking the loco. Some Locos shells POP Off using a hobby knife or small hobby grade flat screwdriver Some you need to unscrew a few screws. Or as stated try to find the manual online for the layout of your Loco. But it should not be that hard to do its just a matter HOW to get it OFF the Loco Chassis...

[rogertra]

Steam especially can be difficult to dismantle.  Follow the advice give here.

A hint for future questions.

Most of us haven't a clue what engine #52704 is.  We do not use catalogue numbers, we use the engine description.  For example, "How would I dismantle the Bachmann 4-4-0 with sound?" means way more to us than "#52704."

Best of luck.

Cheers

Roger T.