Sideshow Art Buck heads removable?

[K07]

I'm looking for a body to complete a bash in progress. The head I have fits Sideshow and Dragon bodies. Sideshow's seem taller and have realistic hands so that seems the better choice for this specific bash. However, how do you go about taking a head off? All the nudes on eBay are Han Solos and I wanna rip that head off without damaging the neck joint. Does it rip off or do I need to heat it? I'm not gonna dare tamper with any of my Bonds or PotA to find out.

 

[pixletwin]

Stick the head in the boiling water for about 30 seconds and pulling it off should be no problem.

 

[K07]

Cool. I'm a pro at the boil and pop for smaller scale things. Thanks for your help.

 

[pixletwin]

 

[galactiboy]

We really need this question to be a sticky thread

 

[Karaduin]

Boil n pop is good... but lets not forget the blow n tug method works very well too

 

[Ironman1188]

Boil n pop is good... but lets not forget the blow n tug method works very well too

Thats my choice, 'cause its quicker!!

 

[samueljd]

2 easy methods:

1. Boil water in a cup for about 2min then dip the head and neck into the water for about a minute and it will pop right off.

2. Blow dry the neck area for a minute or 2 and the head will be somewhat easy to tug off.

I prefer the boil method, because it seems less strenuous and requires little to any force to pop the head off.

 

[pixletwin]

People bust the necks on PROs all the time via the hair dryer method.

 

[samueljd]

People bust the necks on PROs all the time via the hair dryer method.

You are correct sir. That's exactly why I prefer the boiled water.

 

[pixletwin]

Ooops. I of course mean Buck, not PRO.

 

[agonistes86]

Just did this a couple of minutes ago with my DW Freddy, used the hairblower method. Worked with some force, although I would recommend using the backside of a butterknife and sticking it between the head and neckpeg to push the peg down into the body while you're pulling on the head.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

People bust the necks on PROs all the time via the hair dryer method.

How? What happens?

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

How? What happens?

They don't heat it long enough and try to force the head off, I imagine.

 

[pixletwin]

If you don't use the dryer right there the heating may not be even which means there are some parts soft enough to pop off and others which are still hard. You try to pull it off and it snaps the neck.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Yikes! I had no idea the Pro neck was that weak! I've changed out Indy's head a few times and luckily it came off fairly easily without needing any kind of heating. But I'm definitely going to be more careful next time!

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Yikes! I had no idea the Pro neck was that weak! I've changed out Indy's head a few times and luckily it came off fairly easily without needing any kind of heating. But I'm definitely going to be more careful next time!

Ooops. I of course mean Buck, not PRO.

He meant Buck, not Pro.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Oops! I see that now! I don't think I've tried to behead any Bucks yet, but I'll heed the warnings if the time ever comes!

 

[Ironman1188]

Been using the blow dryer method since the first dragons were released. never had a problem.