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I have a Prince Imrik on Dragon Minaithnir (http://www.gardenwargames.com/he/gallery/imrikondragon.html) and I wanted to repaint him. He is part metal, part plastic and so I need to dismantle him before stripping (as I will need to use different strippers for the metal/plastic).

I was wondering if anyone knows what the plastic pieces are made from? I have found that brake fluid is best for plastic, but not for finecast (it makes the pieces go rubbery, and then disintegrate).

It should be HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene).

I don't think they did an Imrik in Finecast. If the wings are fairly rigid, they'll be plastic. If they bend / flex fairly easily it's Failcrap.

That's weird - mine's metal. All of it. No plastic at all. Maybe I have an older model tho, I guess.

You could maybe try scratching the coating off and seeing what the plastic looks like? not 100% proof but the finecast stuff is usually a lighter grey than the regular. Anyway, hopefully you'll sort it ok! Good luck!

If you work out that it's hard plastic and metal, in my (admittedly limited) experience, leave it in a bath of methylated spirits for 24 hours or so. That usually both takes the paint off, without damaging neither plastic nor metal, and also tends to make superglue bonds quite brittle, so you can take it apart with a minimum of effort/risk of damaging the model. I used my mates ultrasonic cleaner with meth spirits, and after simmering for 20 minutes all of the paint and superglue came right off, with very light brushing, and the models were good as new.