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I have an old glued together hammerhead that I would like to add longstrike to. Is there some way I can remove the glue on the turret so I can model it with him in there, (and maybe change the primary weapons). Any advice would be welcome.

Much depends on the type & quantity of glue used, as well as when it was applied in the painting process.

Worst case: a plastic glue was applied liberally to bare, unprimed plastic. The plastic parts will likely have fused in a manner that will prevent separation by any means other than cutting.

Best case: a more general "superglue" was applied sparingly to already-primed pieces. The paint layer should have kept the pieces from fusing; so long as you can get a wedge in there, you should be able to pop the pieces apart. (I try to do all of my assembly in this fashion these days, but I didn't always think so far ahead.)

Basically, we need more information to be helpful.

The model is unpainted, and I believe it is liberal use of citadel superglue, but Im not 100% sure. I'm not the original owner of the model.

You can put it in the freezer and it should pop apart with some force. If it's plastic glue, you're SOL.

Okay, thanks, I'll try that. About how cold should I let it get?

24h Helps.

If that fails you could dump it in simple green for a day and gingerly apply pressure. IIRC SG will weaken superglue as well.

Okay, thanks guys.