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Squishy Squig




Glasgow

I built my Battlewagon with a Killkannon and the grabbin' klaw, and then I realised that i didn't want them there. I managed to get the killkannon by means of blowdrying to heat up the glue and then removing it but the same approach doesn't work for the grabbin' klaw. Is there anything I could do to get that grabbin' klaw off?

Thanks for any replies in advance.
   
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Slaanesh Chosen Marine Riding a Fiend





Babenhausen, Germany

What glue did you use? Plastic glue will be hard to remove. But you might be able to gently cut it away with a knife.

And I heard that non-plastic glue can get brittle when it get really cold. But I never tried it myself. I just heard that you can put the models in a fridge and then break the bonds easier.

   
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Secretive Dark Angels Veteran



UK - Warwickshire

As said plastic glue is gonna be tough, as its supposed to weld the parts together, Cutting them apart might be the only way.

If you used superglue, then cold is the trick, freeze the parts and they usually fall apart by themselves.

If you used citadel plastic glue, your in luck as that stuff is garbage; just drop them into some of your fav paint stripper... mine is isopropyl alcohol 99%. dettol liquid, simple green, fairy powerspray(dawn power dissolver), oven cleaners, brake fluids, degreasers... endless suggestions goin all with pros and cons Most of these will also severely weaken GW plastic glue to the point that its just a little bit tacky and can be pulled or pried apart easily (At least in my experience)


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