succesfully removing figures from bases?

[Incomp]

I've got these fully based units of Perry Plastics and I want to change their frontage from 4 to a base to 6 a base.

The problem is that I'm not sure how to safely sepparate (plastic) miniatures from their bases.
Anybody got a good way or idea on removing miniatures from their bases?

[gnomehome]

I've got these fully based units of Perry Plastics and I want to change their frontage from 4 to a base to 6 a base.

The problem is that I'm not sure how to safely sepparate (plastic) miniatures from their bases.
Anybody got a good way or idea on removing miniatures from their bases?

I think the success will depend on what glue was used and what material the bases are made from.

It you glued plastic tot plastic (or anohher material) with superglue, I would suggest to try to remove the figures from their bases by praying with a sharp blade at the seams and try to slip a blade between base and figure (be very careful so you don't get cut.

For white glue (PVA/PVAC) or hot glue I would also try it this way.

It you used the true plastic glue, you might find it hard to seperate. Normally the plastic dissolves a bit on the joining surfaces and they 'melt' into each other.

[former user]

if the unit base is thin, try to bend it without touching the miniatures. The badly glued ones will separate. Neither plastic glue nor superglue are elastic

[Klingsor]

You could trim the existing base back to a minimum and just glue it down on the new base. It would need some putty work to fair it in but it avoids wrecking the figure. I have done this with a couple of GW figures that had little things like feed moulded integrally to a base.

Attaching plastic figures to a plastic base so easily is one of the advantages of plastic miniatures but removing them is a problem.

You might try flooding the area around the feet with solvent cement and leaving them to soften for a few minutes but I would not have high hopes for this working.