Rapido Trains SW1200RS Operator's Manual - Removing The Shell
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happy to. But if you do send it back to us for us to put that one part back on and other
stuff falls off when we send it back to you, then tough tooties. We’re not fixing it again.
If you see some grab irons are missing and they are not floating around the packaging,
let us know and we will send you replacements. More information about our limited
lifetime warranty can be found towards the end of this manual.
REMOVING THE SHELL
If you need to open up your SW1200RS (to install a crew, install a decoder, etc.) it is
NOT like our previous models, so please read carefully. In fact, we suggest that you
never open your SW1200RS for any reason, unless you are requested to do so by CSIS.
On second thought, that is actually pretty likely (you don’t want to know what we put in
there) so you will need to follow these steps:
• Your locomotive is quantum linked with its counterpart in a mirror universe.
Unfortunately, the model in the mirror universe has no detail parts. Should any
detail parts on your model fly off, the Tantalus Field in the mirror universe will
automatically retrieve those parts and install them on your model’s counterpart.
That means they are gone for good, or at least until molecular transporters or
TOMTIT machines are invented. If you don’t understand any of this paragraph,
just please remember that DETAILS VERY VERY SMALL. CAN BE LOST EASY.
• To that end, please make every effort to ensure nothing flies away. We normally
suggest you work in a room with everything white – walls, floor, ceiling,
workbench, tools, clothes – but just to be safe we advise that you also work in a
pressurized environment that looks like the inside of the VIA Turbo. Painted white.
And then invite us over. Please?
• Turn the locomotive upside down in a
foam cradle (painted white, of course)
and remove the two INNER screws
behind the cab (not the two that hold the
end pilot and steps) (1). Once removed,
turn the locomotive back on its wheels
and remove the 4 handrails attached to the cab (two long hood rails and two
step rails) (2). Then tilt the locomotive cab backwards (as though the engineer put
an impulse engine into the prime mover and went forward) and remove the cab
from the body (3).
• Remove the fuel tank by firmly pulling it down towards the rails (4). It’s press fit
so it will be snug, but will come loose. Be mindful of the piping and other details
on the sides of the fuel tank. Please remember the Tantalus Field.
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