Thanks, but this thing is made entirely within poser itself.  It's just 5 cylinders parented up, and when I mash the create figure button, I get a perfectly fine figure in the "new Figures" folder.  But if I try to save THAT figure again after texturing, adjusting joints, whatever (or even if I don't adjust anything), it then vanishes except the piece on either end.

BUT they still show up in the body part list, rolling the dials still moves the 'ghosts', etc.  I even plowed into the cr2 manually and nothing is set hidden...I just don't know where they're off to.