Happy B-Day to you today Scott, and I hope you have a blast with your new hove-a-round judging by the photo.

And a belated happy B-Day to Stan of course as well.  

NY B-Days huh?  Hope neither of you got hosed on getting less stuff since it's so close to X-Mas.

Someone in Poland has a lot of time, and a lot of plywood.

But, I'm curious...  If you're gonna go through the effort of making such a HUGE thing, why not make it 1:1 scale and have it lifesized instead of just being a hair under-scaled?

Did Michael Sabotage the materials supplied to the buiilder so he couldn't do a true 1:1 item?  Hmmm, conspiracy theories already begin to swirl like the curls of a mullet.

I need to get back out and look...  I want an Obi CW for customizing as well as some others.  And x'ing my fingers in hopes of finding some Wave 3 CW lying about...  Namely Clone troopers!

Could use the screen scenes on clearance for fodder but they've not gone on sale and the Mace Windu one (the one I really wanted to hack apart) is non-existant anywhere but TRU.  Wonder if I can get a pricematch there?  Hmmm...  

Beyond that, stuff's pretty well clearing out to just Wave 1 Clone Wars stuff...  Still Jedi Fighters lying about though, and some Droid Launchers...  Hopefully Saga will take its place.

Hermi Odle, Death Star Trooper, and Stormtrooper are the most anticipated on the list for me I would say...  All 3 I want to see done or redone, and the latter two I'm hoping for super articulation and great features (working holster, removable helmet, etc.).

I'm curious how the rumor mill will pan out ultimately but that is indeed a nice list going there.

Great work compiling it all together Scott.

Oh man, things I'd love to see?  

Basic Figures:

-Resculpt Boromir (FOTR) with super articulation and cloth cape
-Orc Swordsman (Minis Tirrith)
-Orc Pikeman (Minis Tirith)
-Orc Archer (Minis Tirith)
-Gondorian Soldier (Removable Helmet)
-Gondorian Ranger Resculpt (Neutral headsculpt)
-Gondorian Ranger Variant (Faramir's Lt./older guy)
-Uruk Hai Swordsman/Pikeman (Comes with both weapons)
-Re-release of 1st Orc Warrior Figure (Too damn hard to find)
-Orc Scout (Mordor Tower)
-Orc Warrior (Mordor Tower)
-Ring Destruction Frodo (Removable finger)
-Ring Destruction Sam
-Army of the Dead Soldier (variants perhaps too?)
-Orc Standard Barer
-Gondorian Royal Guard
-Rohirrim Militia (Civilian armed/Helm's Deep) Young
-Rohirrim Militia (same as above) Older
-Berzerker Uruk Hai with removable arrows and fuse/torch
-Dunderling Warrior (Head/accessory variants)

Deluxe/Beasts:

-Orc General (Minis Tirrith) w/Warg ride
-Nazgul Rider (with Witchking and regular Ringwraiths)
-Rohirrim Soldier (New head) with horse
-Gondorian Soldier (New Head) with horse (Ride to Osgilliath)
-Gondorian Ranger (New head) with horse
-Oliphant with Rider/Driver (Sure it's gonna be huge but I agree, it'd be great...  Even if it wasn't articulated!  Look at the 1:6 scale tanks put out, I think an Oliphant is possible)
-King Theoden with horse
-Eowyn/Pippin with horse
-Eagle

Deluxe Weapons:

-Orc Seige Tower (If we're getting an Oliphant...?  ya know?)
-Orc Catapult
-Gondor Trebuchet
-Uruk Hai Balista
-Uruk Hai Battering Ram (Includes 4 Uruk Hai with Ram)

And I'll tell ya what, I could go for figure after figure that we don't see in the films but who were in the books...  The mongul-like riders that the Rohirrim fought at Minis Tirrith...  The backup Rohan and Gondorian forces...  The pirates (We saw them, but only briefly)...  The Elven forces lead to Minis Tirrith by Elrond's sons...  Elrond's sons...  Elrond from Minis Tirrith...  

I could go for ALL of this stuff.  Hell, even Dwarf troops, though they're not in LOTR at all, just to have them though.

I did well, as my mom still spoils me beyond what she should.

I got:

-Grand Moff Tarkin Bust...  I friggin' love this thing!  It is the EXACT replica of Tarkin, right down to his white undershirt on his uniform...  This is the FIRST Tarkin to be the correct color of grey too.  For anyone who wondered what color his Tunic is, check out this bust...  I know this has been a point of debate.

-A replica of Jesse James' Revolver and Wanted Poster...  Weird, I know, but my name actually is Jesse James, and so I've got a weird collection of actual things from the James Gang's past...  I have a reprint of one of his wanted posters already but now I have a 2nd which is the more commonly seen/known one...  The replica of his revolver is exact, even in weight and it still has a functioning action.  This is a nice stand-in till I'm able to afford the real thing...  That's a ways off, but this really was a surprise one for me and I'm digging it.

-TONS of delicate sculpting and modeling tools...  My mother really went all out and got me a ton of professional Jewler's, Sculptor's, and Modeler's tools for  my customizing endeavours.  Some much needed diamond-files especially.  I'm really appreciative of that kinda stuff.

-2 walkin' & sparkin' Dinosaurs...  Anyone have those as a kid?  Wind-up Dino's that walked and shot sparks out their mouth?  My mother found 2 and bought them for me...    Dumb to most, funny as hell to me...  They found a lovely home in my Cantina next to the "Toht" guy from Raider's of the Lost Ark, and a Trandoshan custom I did once.

-Chocolate...  Love real peanut butter cups from this place around here, and got some of those...  MMMMMMMMMmmmmmm

-Halo PC...  Played it some, and then got on here.

-Cashmere Sweater...  I admired it from afar at Express, and now it's mine!  Now who is the sweater master around here huh?  Eh, it's still Matt, who am I kidding?

-Long-Sleeve Orange County Choppers Tee and skullcap...  Love them bikes JJ makes, though I'm more a WCC kinda guy myself as far as the show I enjoy.

-Few Powertools...  *grunt grunt grunt*

-Socks...  Ah, I recall chucking these aside as a child, but now it's a real treat to get "Wigwam" socks.  Damned if these things haven't become impossible to find, yet my mother managed to get me 2 pair.  I'm good for another couple years!

-All the year's Holiday Ornaments from Hallmark...  Love the TIE Fighter if you haven't seen it.  Just a great sculpt.

So I made out pretty well and it's not over cuz I'm running to my friend's house for us to exchange some gifts and I'm sure she got me some nice things.  

Been a fun day, and I've had the luxury of being home ALL day and doing nothing.  Gotta love it...    I just dread going back to college now since it's the next "big thing" coming up, blah.

Soundforge?

Hmmm, all very confusing, haha...  I wish I had the old program that played my .mp3's too, but when I reformatted I lost it also.

It was a nice little simple program that looked very "Windows"-ish.  It was just grey with a blue titlebar and all.  I hate WinAmp, it loads slowly it seems and just isn't an attractive .mp3 player.  Plus, it didn't want to open more than one Winamp at a time but rather would close the playing .mp3 and open another (I liked opening multiple .mp3's instead of running a playlist).  Wish I even knew what it was I was using before, haha.

Well, I may have to just keep trying with my files...  I'll get clean versions sometime I'm sure.