removing posts from plastics

[48]

Might be the silliest question asked in a while, but here goes.
I am going to straighten the plastics on my Gorgar and was wondering if those 2 hollow steel posts just pull out of the
plastics or is there some trick to removing them?
I tried to pull them out but they seem a little tight and I don't want to wreck anything doing it the wrong way.
As usual I assume someone here has done this already 

[ddstoys]

I've had some success gently twisting them on a slight angle but then I've had some that I couldn't remove for fear of breaking the plastics.   Good luck hopefully someone knows a trick

[48]

Thanks for that mate. Glad I didn't force the damn things.
I might wait and see what anyone else comes up with.

[Ballywannabe]

If they are the ones I think you mean, poke a hot soldering iron through the bottom of them and they will come out easy.  You can put them in the same way, but I usually straighten out the 'flare' on the top and use them like that (ie they can easily come out next time).

Another method that I don't like is drilling.  This is described here:

http://www.classicplayfields.com/f2khelp.html

cheers
Ian

[48]

Thanks Ian,
The soldering iron technique worked a treat.
Probably will straighten them out so they can be removed again if necesary.
Don't see that there would be any difference, esp for home use.
Cheers,