Most of the 1/200 scale models from Armaments in Miniature, LLC (AIM) come with a steel screw embedded in the belly of the model. The screw sits in a resin peg/post. The arrangement makes it easy for folks who use magnetized stands. Others find the peg a distraction and a reason to avoid the models.

Here's how I remove the pegs on models when the model is not going to be used with a magnetized stand.

To remove the peg I start with a Phillips head screwdriver inserted in the screw. I gently turn the screwdriver counter-clockwise. Much of the time, the resin peg will shear right where it joins the body of the model.

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Sometimes the screw will twist out of the peg. In these cases I just remove the resin peg with clippers or a hobby knife.

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I snapped the pictures above while removing pegs from six models. In five cases, the peg sheared where it met the model. In the sixth case the screw came out of the peg and I just snipped the peg flush with the fuselage. In any case, I then clean up the area around the hole and fill it with two-part epoxy putty and continue with the build. Kevin