>>11336443I removed the hips by dunking the part in boiled water for two minutes and then stuck a plastic spudger in one of the joint holes to wedge it out a little. I started pulling it from the front because there is a ridge that is glued onto the crotch. When it started giving some resistance I put it back in the hot water to disolve more of the exposed glue and then wedged it out some more. Repeated this process because I didnt want to remove the inner part by force since the actual crotch piece became super soft and maleable from the water and I was afraid of tearing it.