Removing set of front lights from brookes manta

Good eve,

Would anybody be able to give some advice on how to remove the front lights and indicators on russell brookes ixo manta 1/18 scale

Thanks in advance

mate ive never done an IXO but have done several Revell versions... most are simply plastic dabbed, i use my dremel with small grinding attachment, from the inside.. simply grind off the inner dabs of plastic on the inside and the unit will come out from the outside... a drop of canopy glue replaces them with no colouration so glue is invisible.....

Thanks a million ill try that this eve and see how i get on

You cant push the headlights out from the back it seems. They need to be prized out from the front apparently, but I can see that damaging the unit

How is your german? Let us know how you get on

Thanks brian,

I got them out thankfully without any damage, I put a stanley blade where he hammerd in and flicked it out handy as hell

thanks again

now it near ready for painting

Any chance of a close of picture of the headlight unit and the model to have an idea of what we are dealing with? Would be good to see how its held in

No problem at all brian,

Your not able to push them out form the back as the chasis bolt up in behind rhe lights

Thanks, its good to see how they are put together.

Any other headaches to watch out for or is it straight forward after that

No problem at all, no problems after that its a handy dismantle then.

Once done ill show you the end product

Looking at the video it is clear the headlamp units and door handles have locating lugs so Id say the light units will push out from behind if you get a small enough pointed tool. I do this with 1/43 IXOs. Saves prising off and possibly damaging the parts.

Finally finished not the best but its all learning, not bad for my 2nd model

good stuff mate