Pretty much. There's also an internal gyro so you can rotate the figure in 3D while working on the joints - just using both hands, one to hold it and one to move the joint. Anyways, I liked it. I could see benefit for it and everyone from Popular Mechanics on to CNet thought it was the sweetest thing since sliced bread, lol. Hope it comes stateside officially soon. At the moment it's only in Japan, so it's a bit expensive but would pay for itself over time.