In my area, Target is all there is to pick from and they're $6.64...  WM's mostly don't even have pegs, and those that do are over $6.  KM has nothing...

KB is $6.99...  TRU $6.99... 

I agree with that Hunter.  The DSG has me worried because I too want a nice hefty army of him.  He doesn't look to blow the old POTF2 Gunner out of the water either, so that's nice to still have a figure that "fits", but the new one is amazing.

I plan to display most of mine sans armor and use my POTF2 as the armored one in my displays... 

Jerjerrod looks comical really.  More like a generic officer than Jerjerrod...  Not unlike the Piett figure who I don't think looks like Piett very much.

On a nitpicky note, it's nice to see them getting IMperial uniform colors right finally, and doing so routinely.  Ozzel was all wrong, Tarkin and Motti weren't quite perfect (though Motti's close), but Piett, and now Veers and Jerjerrod seem spot-on to their colors, so that's a major plus to me.

I'm still disappointed at the levels of articulation in 2006 though.  It ain't 1983 here...  Can we get some knee joints? Even simple hinged knees are better than nothing at all.  It's a tad lame of Hasbro, especially with the crappy prices we're dealing with.

A brighter color would be in order I think Legois... 

And the Greatest Hits stuff really has me interested now after seeing Wave 2.  I'm in for some of those.  I'm wondering if the Preview Wookiee is just the Preview one or if the paint will be different in some way?

Be nice if the 501st was different to some extent too but oh well.

I think they improved.  Much better choices the 2nd time around.  Ones I"ll buy.

A fixed Bly would be nice though since he's been a pain to find.

Jon, I agree about feeling cheapened...  Plus, they're droids we already have, and not exactly exciting color choices.  Neither did much in the films, though to Q5's defense he'd be perfect for the Death Star obstacle course.

An R5 would be nice though...  Still these appeal to me because they're something vastly different than we're used to, and at this point astromechs are tough to improve upon...  You almost have to go the gimmick route, so I'm ok with them as is.

I still have to order these new ones if I want them...  With how nice R2 is, I really want the set now, but an R5-D4 would be appreciated next time just because.

Well, the RTV Silicone mold will break down, and eventually, after so many uses (depends on the quality, etc.) it'll start sticking to casts and tearing...  My first mold I made was a POnda Baba head (few undercuts, nice and rounded, etc.).  I probably pulled 50 casts from that mold in practice and after a while, a blue piece was here and there stuck to the casts...  It was part of the inside of the mold.

The release agents are just something that helps the mold last longer...  If you're pulling hundreds of casts, which you may be, it's useful to an extent...

The only thing I've used the vaseline/gasoline mix for is to keep halves of a 2-part mold from sticking together while making the mold...  This is just a brief rundown of what I mean for those unsure...

-I make my mold box and fill the bottom with sculpey III, and with the head (or whatever) inside the clay HALF way.

-I fill the mold box, covering the OTHER half of the head that's exposed out of the clay, with Silicone...  It cures.

-I remove the clay and turn the cured silicone half of the mold over into the mold box so it's now on the bottom...  The exposed half of the head is facing up now instead of down before.

-I then put the THINNED gasoline/vaseline mixture over the top of the silicone (not the head, though it doesn't matter if it gets on there so long as it isn't thick and distorting the details of what I'm trying to cast).

-I pour more silicone in the mold box filling it up again....  It cures.

-I demold, and the gas/vas mix keeps the two halves from sticking.  They separate perfectly...  The head doesn't have to be "worked" out of the mold, so there's no risk of stretching the mold or losing detail there...  It's pretty perfect, just more work, and generally used for parts with sharp undercuts and complex designs.

SD gets Comic Con, they're already spoiled.

Pittsburgh has nothing...  We need this, and we have a brand new downtown (or as we see here, Dahn Tahn) Convention Center...

You guys haven't lived till you have eaten a Primanti Bros. Sandwich.  Long live putting everything on the plate onto the sandwich.

One deal done, second one started...  Jon sent me ANOTHER box of many goodies this time, and sent them earlier than my finances can handle so I appreciate his promptness and hope to be in his good graces soon.

Thanks Jon for the help, you really have come through (again) for me.  One of the best traders I've dealt with...  RIght up there with Colman, and that's an ultimate Complement in my book.  Jon's a major help.