I have an open reel tape deck that was buried in the garage for a while. When I pulled it out one day, I had a look inside to see a full-on colony.
I felt like spraying a fire house at the blighters, but thought better of that idea. Instead, I sat it out in the sun with a tarpaulin over it to make things a bit toasty, but not excessively so. The theory was that the ants would vacate to somewhere less "tropical".
I came back later that day and, indeed, they had vacated, taking all the eggs with them. What was left was comfortably dealt with using a brush and some isopropyl alcohol. Patience for the win!
Needs a little TLC and component replacement - which seems typical for the model as there is a component "kit". I'll get there one day.
