This is definetly one that I'll be passing on. Just no need for it EVER! Best message to send is for this to hit the after holiday clearnace sales!

Congrats! Your story made me think of the song by Mike and the Mechanics In the Living Years where it goes "I'm sure I heard his(her) echo in my baby's new born tear, I wish I could have teld him/her in the living years.  Anyway, I firmly believe that our children do remind us of our parents who have passed on. I look at my son and at times I really see my father who died when I was 17 back in 1982. Again, congrats and enjoy your girl. Kids rock!

Jesse, excellent collection for a carded one    I have to say and quote, "Impressive, most impressive!" Nice to see the wife lets you expand. I have my ROTS stuff out, and my favorites, and my LOTR collection, but over 3/4 of the collection is still packed until I finish another room in our new basement. I have to say damn you though. Just as I thought I was ready to begin backing off collecting SW, you've turned me on to the art! Now I have had to order some of T. Sando's artwork! It is amazing! I've seen it before, but stayed away until now. I showed the wife and because of some mix ups, I know what I am getting for Christmas! Can't wait to see them framed on the wall of my office.

Chewie,

Your collection is amazing, not for size, but for how you display. You have done what I have determine is what I am doing for both my Sw and LOTR figures: building some great dia's to display the figures in related to the scene(s) they are in.  I loved your customs too! Have to mention being an opener, this shows what can be done with opened figures. Not that my opinion really matters, but OUTSTANDING job! As always you rock!

TBD

I'll pick this up at B&N for $17 after my discount. This will provide some good reading after watching the DVD for like 20x.  Anyway, looking forward to this one!

Two items. First, I think if you live in an area with good distribution on the other ROTS, you'll find the last 12 rather easily. Seems to me that there are pockets thorughout the country (Bay Area, So. Cal, Arizonia, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and sorry, I don't watch the east that much living out west) that seem to get new stuff quickly and in abundance. Thus I am not worried about finding the items IF I actively hunt when they first come out. IF I miss them when the are released, then yes, I would be worried about not finding them.

I guess my second thought is that I am too a point that as much as I want some of these figures, IF I miss them, c'est la vie, no big deal. Don't take me wrong, I REALLY want some of these, but IF I cannot get them, that is okay. However, I think through our local collecting forum, I have helped enough people that if someone finds them before me, I will be able to get 1 of each figure I want.

Bilbo. I am sorry your collection burned up when your nephew threw it in the fire. May you find peace as you sail into the West. I'm sure your find the spirits of your collection in Eressa.