I used an X-acto knife to cut along the seam below the waist, between
the legs, and right by the neck. Similar to what you would have to do to
replace the O-ring in Zartan, Zarana or Zandar. Use a small flathead
screwdriver, and pry the figure apart starting between the legs. Be
careful not to break anything. There will be a post in the middle of the
torso that you WILL have to break. The O-ring will go around this post
later and the torso will have to be super glued together. Using the rope
around the waist as a guide, you can either cut or grind off the plastic
below this rope. I used an X-acto knife to remove the rope around the
torso, then sand with 320 grit then wet-sand using 220 grit sandpaper.
use 80 grit sandpaper along the waist, you will need to sand this to
shape, depending on the waist you will use. If you don't plan on using
the Scarlett or Chun-Li head, break off the shelf just below the neck.
You can use Sculpey to shape a new neck socket. Boil the two halves of
the torso for a few minutes to set the Sculpey. Or you could just do
what I did and jam some modeling clay in the neck hole after the two
halves are glued back together to hold the head in place. When you are
satisfied with the sanding, and the fit of the waist, you should do your
painting. After the painting is done assemble the figure, using
superglue instead of a screw. Touch up the paint if necessary. If you
didn't make a neck socket out of Sculpey, you will have to cut off the
neck posts on the head. Jam some modeling clay in the hole and smash the
head in there. Voila! This isn't too sturdy, so I hope you don't plan on
playing with it.

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