It seems I can create a rough base shape using XYZ scaling and magnets?  I work on an old PC (mac), too.  It only has a meager graphics card.  I only use my noisy Windows PC when I have to use Poser13 or the latest Daz Studio.

If I were just making a shape I might consider L'Homme's.  But if I were to make one, it would be a fat dwarf, not the slender boy most people expect.  Who wants a fat dwarf?