longhood removal dash 8

Help just bought new atlas master series dash 8 Can’t get the hood off to install decoder Someone out there must know a trick because I sure don’t.Do not want to damage the engine just want to run it.All of the others I have come apart with no hassel.Thanks [:)]

[:p]The Hood is off be verry carefull if you have to do this job there are 6 tabs you have to loosen I used feeler gauges to unhook the tabs all 6 at one time and the whole body came off had to pull a little think I had stuck paint from asembley gOOD LUCK