thank you, that sounds easier than drilling out the pin and drilling out the hinge body. It only seem right because on this model I've had to redo so many things. Mostly my fault and I'm the first to admit than I'm not a builder. It does seem redundant though, I left the hinges unglued so the wings could be painted so I was really surprised to get them back glued. I didn't notice when I got them back, the gap was so big I thought they weren't glued. Oh well, it's all just a learning process I guess