Dismantling Swimsuit Klickys

[retronio22]

Victorian figures cannot be dismantled.I've tried it many times,and the result was to damage the figures!

[bonniebeth]

It's because they are older, and more brittle. I have gotten some apart by using the rubber band method, but the hans-on method is rather risky with old klickys. Putting paper between the torso and the legs helps, so that the legs don't get scratched.

[Bill Blackhurst]

It is better if you use a thick piece of a card board box to prevent indentions on the legs.

[bonniebeth]

Yeah, I use either that or paper folded over several times until it is about the thickness of thick cardboard.

[Wolf Knight]

yeah, early 90's klickies give me a hard time too... just a piece of thich cardboard folded between legs and torso and either a strong or a couple of hits on the floor works... maybe also use a pincer between hits, pull the head to make the hits more efficient...

[bonniebeth]

And these days, rather than hitting them on the floor, I crush them between my two hands with steady pressure. I find that works better and doesn't break the feet. You have to cushion your hands though, so that the head and feet digging in don't hurt them.

[Bill Blackhurst]

You have to cushion your hands though, so that the head and feet digging in don't hurt them.

I didn't know Klicky's could feel pain! I'm in big trouble!

[bonniebeth]

  I meant so they don't hurt my hands, silly!

[Hadoque]

I use both methods; rubber-band and Han(d)s-On.

With H-O, I first swap a klicky's legs for an old pair of useless legs to avoid damage/scratches on the klicky's original legs. (you can lift out legs without dismantling the whole klicky).

[tonguello]

The rubber band method works wonders. The H-O is just crule for some clickies 

Another good method if you have strong hands is just to grab the clicky by the torso and tear the head appart. Sounds aweful but it works great  when the clicky doesn't have a collar or something up the neck.