Taking Apart An Action Figure

Posted in Custom Workstation

So I found an action figure that is perfect fodder for a project I'm working on. I only want the arms and legs of it, but instead of the usual pop apart plastic pieces, the figure is bolted together with tiny metal screw-like bits. No tool I've tried can get at them, and I don't want to cut the limbs apart to get a hold of them. Has anyone faced this problem before?

The figure in question is the 8" flashlight Heatblast ( ). I've looked at other Heatblast toys and they're not quite the right size for what I want to do. I'd really like to make this work. If needed, I can try to get pictures of the little bolts, but they are incredibly small.