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Removing hands from Dr Mego females?

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  • Bizarro Amy
    Formerly known as Del
    • Dec 12, 2004
    • 3336

    Removing hands from Dr Mego females?

    Is there a trick to this? I'm trying to take the hands of one of these repro bodies from Dr Mego to paint, but it doesn't want to cooperate. Do these have pins through them like original Mego female bodies?
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  • renegade
    Veteran Member
    • Mar 16, 2010
    • 353

    #2
    In general I heat up a cut of water in microwave for 2 minutes and then soak the hands in the water...they pull off easier but you still have to tug.

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    • Bizarro Amy
      Formerly known as Del
      • Dec 12, 2004
      • 3336

      #3
      I don't want to pop the wrist out. I just want to take the actual hand off. On vintage figures, you just push the pin out and the hand comes off.
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      • JediJaida
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        • Jun 14, 2008
        • 5675

        #4
        Aren't the pins on Doc's figures a lot larger than vintage?

        It can't be that hard to push the pin out. But maybe soaking might help beforehand. Then push on the pin til it comes out.
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        • REMOVED
          • Jul 20, 2025
          • 0

          #5
          i use a hairdryer to heat them and then push the pin out... sometimes it's still hard.....

          I hate removing switching hands. I spent about 1.5 hours yesterday doing it.

          Castaway hands are nice in that regard....

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