McDonald’s pony tail removal?

[kaelynn]

I’ve got a ton of these (G3s) and I want to get rid of the molded tails so I can give them regular tails. I have an idea that I think will work but I’m wondering who has done this successfully and how you did it?

I was thinking of cutting off as much as I could with a big box cutter knife and then sanding and sculpting the back legs with my Dremel and then drilling a tail hole.

But if someone has a good way to do this I’d rather not reinvent the wheel!   

[BlackCurtains]

That's basically what I did. Cut off as much as I could and sanded it down. I did it the old fashioned way, I didn't have a Dremal yet But having one definitely makes it easier.

[kaelynn]

Good to know that will work!  I'm giving it a try this afternoon.  The Dremel is still around from my jewelry making days.  Nice to have a job for it again!   

Thanks!

[Mewtwofan1]

Yeah, getting as much off and sanding down the rest might be your best bet. There’s not really an easy way to do it I’m afraid.
A dremmel or other rotary tool would be useful, but I’d imagine you’d get some workout trying to grind it all down by hand. Y’know, gotta keep that bicep game up!

[SunPony]

I have done this a couple of times, I used a hacksaw to remove as much as I could, then I think I used a box cutter/utility knife, then an xacto knife and finished it off with a bit of sanding.  It's pretty tedious so I wouldn't take say this is the ideal method The hacksaw part was pretty effective though!

[kaelynn]

Yes, this method definitely works...but it is oh so tedious!  I need to find a good tv show or something to watch while I do it.  And it's hard on the hands too because the plastic is just so hard.

[BlackCurtains]

Try keeping it warm? Like in a bowl of hot water. I've never done that, but it might help.

[kaelynn]

Oh that's a good idea!  I could work on a few at a time and carve one while the others warm and then switch out once the one in my hands gets cold