(06-03-2014, 12:16 AM)Ucwepn Wrote: Good buy! they are over twice the price hereIf the front wheels are split axles changing them out will be very difficult without doing damage to the chassis. I'm not even sure how they are held in to be honest.
The half-axles have rungs on them, and are pushed into the plastic, which has been molded to make a snug fit, preventing them from being removed by children, even when the model is disassembled. I don't think it's glued in, as the half-axles are already very stiff when inserted by the machine. It's a pain to remove them, and even more of a pain to put them back inside the chassis.
Residential train-afficionado in training, and Thomas & Friends fan.