Take models apart.

[hivefleetsurt]

What is the best way to get plastic models apart?

[aurus]

Depends on how you put them together. Superglue, a little torsion will rip their chunks off real easy. If you don't like brute force, then acetone (use sparingly, the plastic will not react kindly to prolonged acetone exposure). If you used modeling cement, then either some brute force again or a modeling saw would do the trick.

[Overread]

they are tricky, as the plastic is melted and reforced around the join.
You could try applying more glue and re-melting the plastic that way - but there is a good chance that the glue will run and cover parts of the model you don't want it to.
Aside from that I think the only way is to carfully cut out the part with clippers/scalple - thus you will need greenstuff to repair the damage - but it should be minimal and easily fixable

[thepuritan]

i've had good luck leaving plastic models in the freezer overnight and then snapping the offending pieces off.