Took apart Sol man today. A lot of the parts will pop out even without any heat. I had to make a cut to remove the joints from the shoulders, elbows, hands, knees, and feet. I split the upper and lower torsos starting with an exacto and switching to a long flat sculpting tool. You could probably split the middle torso but I didn't think it was necessary. It's a very interesting design which yields great articulation. There's a total of 36 pieces making up this figure.