Hey guys I'm lookingfor some help getting the players off the platform without cutting the man off at the ankle, any help?

Also how do you guys bend limbs? I tried a lighter and ended up with candles or mush ( and a little bit of a high from all the smoke) ugh!

I'm havin a great time makin my own figures (5 so far) but the ideas of poses I want to make involve bending legs and arms or straightening them out a little, thanks