Minitrix 2-6-2 loco

[Tod Sloan]

At a recent exhibition,I was fortunate to buy a Minitrix  2-6-2 tank loco destined to be the chassis for a future 009 loco. This loco is pristine and bought second hand for an excellent price. However, my quandary is how to remove the Ivatt tank body safely. Underneath are two screws that appear just to secure the pony trucks, but no other fastenings are visible. I hope someone can enlighten me, how to successfully to separate chassis from body.
Thankyou in  advance,
Tod

[Matthew Mawson]

Hi Tod,
I have one of the locos but it came to me with the body already detached. I've had a look at it and the things securing the body to the chassis seem to be the 4 buffers which go through the body and into the chassis a short distance. It also seems there is a screw in the boiler that needs to be removed, pop off the firebox door and you should see a screw. If those are removed then I think the body should be able to come off!

[Tod Sloan]

Hi Matthew,

You are indeed correct as you said. It took me all of five minutes to separate body from chassis, so I can now get on with my next project. Thank you very much for the assistance, you are a star.

Tod