Find yourself something to raise the plyers away from the legs.
Try using appropriate sized machined nuts (the kind you get in the dollar store for like 100 a pack with bolts)
Put a nut on each side of the pin and then squeeze your plyers.
Basically you're making your plyers an alligator with bucked teeth
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Should I get a refund? Knee pins - help!!!!
I recently picked up a lot of 4 Star Trek TMP 12" figures that had 3 broken knee pins between them.
I purchased a 5 pack of replacements from Classic TV Toys.
I could not snap the pins in place! I watched a video that said to soften them in hot water, that didn't work. I tried methods of applying pressure, including a pliers that only served to scuff the leg. I sprayed a pin with Armor-all to lubricate it, no luck. I messaged Classic TV Toys and they replied "try using a small screwdriver or pliers". That's when I had the idea to connect the pin sans the body, to see if it the 2 parts can snap in together begin with, minus the nuisance of handling the figure. I tried a pliers, that was a bit awkward and I couldn't get it to work. Then I thought I'd hammer it in. That sent the parts flying, losing a pin.
The bottom line is, I can't even snap these things in together directly - could this be a defect or do I need specific tools to make this work? Or, am I entitled to a refund?
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