My Christmas Village Streetcar auto-reversing set just arrived, and the pole on the roof broke off during shipping. (It's a used set so no warranty)
I tried removing the roof from a spare United Traction body I have, but the poles on the ends got bent while trying to pull them out from the holes in the corners.
What can be done to prevent bending the poles when I order a new roof?
I found a way to loosen the poles:
I used a rotary tool with a plastic-cutting wheel to remove the old roof's material until the metal poles were exposed, then they came out much easier.