Thank you. This did answer some questions I had, such as could the shoe be rigged as is without rotating the toe beforehand. I made a search but this did not come up. I wish I'd seen it before; it shows a good way to make this work. The only real difference under the hood between our models is that the toe on mine needs to bend. However, the thread you linked to has given me some ideas for how to make this figure work more efficiently. I'm off to try a few things out. Thank you again for your help! By the way, the shoes you made look great! :D