diff --git a/public/js/ghosts/loader.js b/public/js/ghosts/loader.js
index da7fa14..a3c283e 100644
--- a/public/js/ghosts/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/ghosts/loader.js
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
  *
  * Per-character overrides come from /api/characters (managed in /admin/characters.html):
  *   { modelId, opacity, topColor, bottomColor, heightCm, scale,
- *     faceTextureUrl, torsoTextureUrl }
+ *     faceTextureUrl, torsoTextureUrl,
+ *     partOverrides: { <partKey>: { offset:[x,y,z], rotation:[x,y,z], scale } } }
+ *
+ * Part placement: each part in a model may be a bare URL string, or an object
+ *   { url, offset:[x,y,z], rotation:[x,y,z](degrees), scale }
+ * The model manifest holds the shared default placement; a character's
+ * partOverrides[key] is merged on top so an individual ghost can be nudged
+ * without disturbing every other ghost that shares the same model.
  *
  * Textures: face and torso images are projected planar-front onto the mesh (UV-independent,
  * so untextured OBJs still work). Each is placed by a normalized Y band with adjustable
@@ -15,6 +22,9 @@
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { OBJLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/OBJLoader.js';
 
+/* Canonical part order (also the assembly/z-order). Shared with the editor. */
+export const PART_KEYS = ['legs', 'wisp', 'torso', 'head', 'headpiece'];
+
 const objLoader = new OBJLoader();
 const objCache = new Map();
 const texLoader = new THREE.TextureLoader();
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ function gradientMaterial(top, bottom, opacity, faceTex, torsoTex, bands) {
       opacity: { value: opacity },
       uMinY: { value: 0 },
       uMaxY: { value: 1 },
+      uToGroup: { value: new THREE.Matrix4() },  // mesh-local -> group-local (bakes part transform)
       uTime: { value: 0 },
       faceMap: { value: faceTex || EMPTY_TEX },
       torsoMap: { value: torsoTex || EMPTY_TEX },
@@ -64,10 +75,14 @@ function gradientMaterial(top, bottom, opacity, faceTex, torsoTex, bands) {
       varying vec3 vNormal;
       varying vec3 vLocal;
       uniform float uMinY, uMaxY;
+      uniform mat4 uToGroup;
       void main() {
+        // Position within the assembled group (accounts for per-part offset/rotation/scale),
+        // so the gradient + decal bands span the whole figure, not each part's raw origin.
+        vec3 gp = (uToGroup * vec4(position, 1.0)).xyz;
         float h = max(uMaxY - uMinY, 0.001);
-        vY = clamp((position.y - uMinY) / h, 0.0, 1.0);
-        vLocal = vec3(position.x / h, vY, position.z / h);
+        vY = clamp((gp.y - uMinY) / h, 0.0, 1.0);
+        vLocal = vec3(gp.x / h, vY, gp.z / h);
         vNormal = normalize(normalMatrix * normal);
         gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
       }`,
@@ -118,6 +133,50 @@ async function loadOBJ(url) {
   return obj.clone();
 }
 
+const DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+
+/* A part entry may be a bare URL string or { url, offset, rotation, scale }.
+ * Return a normalized { url, offset:[x,y,z], rotation:[x,y,z], scale } or null. */
+export function normalizePart(entry) {
+  if (!entry) return null;
+  if (typeof entry === 'string') {
+    return { url: entry, offset: [0, 0, 0], rotation: [0, 0, 0], scale: 1 };
+  }
+  if (!entry.url) return null;
+  const o = Array.isArray(entry.offset) ? entry.offset : [0, 0, 0];
+  const r = Array.isArray(entry.rotation) ? entry.rotation : [0, 0, 0];
+  return {
+    url: entry.url,
+    offset: [+o[0] || 0, +o[1] || 0, +o[2] || 0],
+    rotation: [+r[0] || 0, +r[1] || 0, +r[2] || 0],
+    scale: entry.scale != null ? (+entry.scale || 1) : 1,
+  };
+}
+
+/* Merge a per-ghost override on top of the model's default placement.
+ * Only fields present in the override replace the base; url always wins from base. */
+export function mergePart(base, override) {
+  const b = normalizePart(base);
+  if (!b) return null;
+  if (!override) return b;
+  const ov = override;
+  return {
+    url: b.url,
+    offset: Array.isArray(ov.offset) ? ov.offset.map((v, i) => (v != null ? +v : b.offset[i])) : b.offset,
+    rotation: Array.isArray(ov.rotation) ? ov.rotation.map((v, i) => (v != null ? +v : b.rotation[i])) : b.rotation,
+    scale: ov.scale != null ? +ov.scale : b.scale,
+  };
+}
+
+/* Apply a normalized transform to a freshly-loaded part group. */
+function applyPartTransform(obj, p) {
+  obj.position.set(p.offset[0], p.offset[1], p.offset[2]);
+  obj.rotation.set(p.rotation[0] * DEG, p.rotation[1] * DEG, p.rotation[2] * DEG);
+  obj.scale.setScalar(p.scale);
+  obj.userData.partKey = p.key;
+  return obj;
+}
+
 function proceduralWisp() {
   const g = new THREE.Group();
   const body = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.SphereGeometry(9, 20, 16));
@@ -162,13 +221,17 @@ export async function buildGhost(ghost, gradients, manifest, characters) {
 
   let group;
   const model = pickModel(manifest, ov);
+  const partOv = ov.partOverrides || {};
   if (model && model.parts) {
     group = new THREE.Group();
     try {
-      for (const key of ['legs', 'wisp', 'torso', 'head', 'headpiece']) {
-        const url = model.parts[key];
-        if (!url) continue;
-        group.add(await loadOBJ(url));
+      for (const key of PART_KEYS) {
+        const merged = mergePart(model.parts[key], partOv[key]);
+        if (!merged) continue;
+        merged.key = key;
+        const partObj = await loadOBJ(merged.url);
+        applyPartTransform(partObj, merged);
+        group.add(partObj);
       }
       if (!group.children.length) group = proceduralWisp();
     } catch (e) {
@@ -179,15 +242,24 @@ export async function buildGhost(ghost, gradients, manifest, characters) {
     group = proceduralWisp();
   }
 
-  // gradient/decal mapping needs the model's Y range
+  // gradient/decal mapping needs the model's Y range (group-local, post part-transform)
+  group.updateMatrixWorld(true);
   const box = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(group);
+  const groupInv = new THREE.Matrix4().copy(group.matrixWorld).invert();
+  const mats = [];
   group.traverse(o => {
     if (o.isMesh) {
-      o.material = mat;
-      o.material.uniforms.uMinY.value = box.min.y;
-      o.material.uniforms.uMaxY.value = box.max.y;
+      // Each mesh needs its own material instance to carry a per-mesh group-local matrix,
+      // but they all share the same tunable uniforms via the tick/opacity setters below.
+      const m = mat.clone();
+      m.uniforms.uMinY.value = box.min.y;
+      m.uniforms.uMaxY.value = box.max.y;
+      m.uniforms.uToGroup.value = new THREE.Matrix4().multiplyMatrices(groupInv, o.matrixWorld);
+      o.material = m;
+      mats.push(m);
     }
   });
+  if (!mats.length) mats.push(mat);
 
   // Normalize: feet at origin, then setHeight(cm) scales any source units to world height.
   const outer = new THREE.Group();
@@ -200,8 +272,9 @@ export async function buildGhost(ghost, gradients, manifest, characters) {
   outer.userData.setHeight = (cm) => outer.scale.setScalar(((ov.heightCm || cm) / rawH) * modelScale);
   outer.userData.setHeight(4);
 
-  outer.userData.material = mat;
-  outer.userData.setOpacity = (v) => { mat.uniforms.opacity.value = v * opacity; };
-  outer.userData.tick = (t) => { mat.uniforms.uTime.value = t; };
+  outer.userData.material = mats[0];
+  outer.userData.materials = mats;
+  outer.userData.setOpacity = (v) => { for (const m of mats) m.uniforms.opacity.value = v * opacity; };
+  outer.userData.tick = (t) => { for (const m of mats) m.uniforms.uTime.value = t; };
   return outer;
 }