Its too shame that we are thinking the same and i do understand what youre saying but i dont get a result like you from blender...I dont know what it happens with 3ds max but i do what you or everyone would do in any 3d program like moving the parts in edit mode but when i export and try to paste over the same thing happens like if i had moved the parts in object mode... Wanna take a look,here is some screenshots from another discuss forum Exported from max in edit mode with all vertices selected and moved to the correct place And after the paste over, it again lookes like i just copied and pasted over mine magazine on the vanilla magazine...