A couple of years ago (around 2010 I think), I bought a number of the Star Wars magnet sets, as they looked like a (slightly) economical way of buying a number of specialist characters (including the likes of Admiral Ackbar) without having to purchase the full (and often very expensive) sets:

![Representative Magnet Set](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Or8lr.jpg)

However when I purchased the LEGO City Burglars Magnet Set in 2011 I was rather disappointed to discover that the legs were glued to the studs on the magnet block (but the accessories aren't glued on, etc.) - is this now standard across the range?

![LEGO City Burglars Magnets](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IhtW9.jpg)

I was able to remove the legs from the stand with a knife, but haven't yet managed to remove the remnants of the studs from the legs - how should I go about this if this is a standard feature?