Hey all, I am trying to remove Classics Voyager Prime's head. Does anyone have any experience with this? The one and only screw on it is simply to attach the light piping to the base head. The head itself seems to have its own post that fits in the torso. Under the head, there appears to be a flathead pin securing it. I have tried the "soldering iron heat-and-pop" trick for removing pins, but it never seems to loosen said pins even a little. Please help!
I haven't tried to remove that particular part off that figure before, but I have had to remove some very stubborn flathead pins from other figures. In my experience, if it doesn't seem to come loose right away, you just need to keep applying more heat. Some can be very hard to get out and various types of plastic will require more heat for the necessary "give" in order to pull pins out. I would suggest trying the soldering iron trick again, but this time hold the soldering iron on the head of the pin WHILE trying to pry the head off. You may need to wedge something under the head like a small flathead screwdriver in order to get the necessary leverage. As always, be very careful not to melt the plastic around the pin. There is usually a very fine line between softening plastic and melting it. Hope that helps, and good luck!
Heat the flat head pin with a soldering iron, then immediately put a magnet on it. I use rare earth magnets sometimes found at Hobby Lobby. The magnets are pretty strong, so if the pin is heated enough, pulling it with the magnet will work. it also eliminates the possibility of scuffing the plastic trying to wedge something under the pin head. I've used this method successfully.
Hey guys, thanks for chiming in. I pulled apart an old Hard drive and took the rare earth magnets from there. I also have placed my soldering iron on various pins for 15 minutes or more and it still didn't even budge. Advice?
Huh. Must be a different type of pin. You could maybe drill a tiny hold into the piece from the other side and push the pin out.
