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Mindless Spore Mine




Toronto

So I play Warmahordes and I have a bunch of the Heavy Warbeast multi-kits. I'm talking about the Carnivean/Scythean/Ravagore box.

I used a drill to dig into the arm sockets that connect to the torso so that I may get a very snug fit for my magnets. Then I have no idea how I managed it but I glued in the magnets the wrong way. SON OF A MONKEY'S UNCLEAN UNCLE! I have tried to use acetone, both pure and diluted, to try and get the magnets out. The plastic starts turning very soft but the bonds remain strong.

The glue that I used is the Army Painter Super Glue. If you were to try and get these magnets out, what would you do?
   
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Southern California, USA

A brute force sort of way would be to hack it out with a knife. Buy some green stuff to repair the damage. Otherwise... you could buy another arm and just put in the correct magnet in that.

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If you carefully use a variable speed drill, you can drill out the old magnet. Make sure to wear safety glasses as the pieces can fly around a bit.
   
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Halifax, NS

I agree with CustomLime. Cut out around it with a modelling knife and repair with filler of some kind

 
   
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Witch Hunter in the Shadows





Earth

That sucks mate. Try putting them in the freezer for a couple hours, take them out a couple hours, throw them back in . do this 3 or 4 times. Then, try to loosen them up and either pry them out or use another magnet to get them. Sometimes it works, sometimes the bond is just to good.

Best of luck mate.

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You migh also find that letting them click onto solid metal surfaces repeatedly might work. The sudden shock and vibration of contact can sometimes break the superglue bond. Maybe combine with the freezer treatment to weaken the bond

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Binghamton, NY

I'd start with the freeze/thaw cycles and trying to "slap" the magnet out. If that fails, you're going to have to damage the part. Cutting and prying around the magnet will work, but you'll have a lot of damage to repair. If there's a clear spot on the outside of the part, drilling a small hole to the back side of the magnet will allow you to use a thin pin punch (or suitably stiff proxy) to force it out of the hole. Provided the spot you drilled into was devoid of detail, it'll be a small and simple fix with a little dab of putty, plus it leaves the magnet intact (if you're careful with the drilling depth).

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Drill through from the other side of the arm and push the magnet out that way. Only a small drill hole on the outside of the model to fix then.

   
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Sparta, Ohio

Do be careful drilling either way you do it. The exterior of the magnet is hardened. As you drill it out it will chip, not cut like as if you were drilling pewter or mild steel. Those chips can fly out and imbed in your eye. This is coming from a guy who had 3 pieces of steel plucked out of his eye by a doctor. If you are going to drill it, wear safety glasses. They are insanely cheaper than an optometrist visit.

Off topic: Your eyes heal incredibly fast. Did you know that if you get something in your eye and do not get it removed right away, the doctor might actually have to cut the foreign object out of your eye in as little as 16 hours. Trust me .... I know.

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Mindless Spore Mine




Toronto

I actually was NOT aware that the eye quickly healed.

The thoughts I would have on the eye's ability to repair damage would be that the eye is among the worst of all organs to damage. Does it even scab over or does it do something else?

Back on topic, I'm going to try the freeze-thaw cycle for the next few days. If that doesn't work, I'll try drilling around the magnets and prying them with needle-nose pliers, maybe. I have never pinned nor do I have the tools needed to do it, so my ability to pin would probably be insufficient for this sort of task.

I shall return!

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Newcastle, OZ

Yup, the eye itself self repairs minor injuries quite quickly.

I had a badly abraded cornea last year (I have dry eyes - my eyelids tend to scuff the epithelial layer off if I let the surfaces dry out - so I have to use thick lubricant drops a couple of times a day). The specialist gave me some drops and put a corneal bandage on it (like a transparent dressing) and it had fully healed in 2-3 days.

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UK

I think if its got as extreme as talking about your eye re-growing from shards of magnet in it you should apply the KISS principle; Keep It Simple Stupid.

Either 1. Get new arms for your models. or 2. Drill the magnets out from the other side of the arm, leaving a massive hole in the shoulder of your model but you can always use filler!

Either way, don't forget 3. Don't make the same mistake again!

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