Yeah, I just noticed that news over at theGD.com this morning too, pretty cool.  I was curious how much longer this line would continue after the movies, but its good to see it has some legs.  My collection is pretty limited, but some of these other figures are making it more and more tempting to delve further into the world of LOTR.  Thanks for posting the link!

This is an area of Star Wars collecting that I've always been sort of interested in as well, thank you for bringing it up.  I'd like to start off and get one of these cake pans too, and I was curious what they might be going for.  I think the temptation would be there to actually "use" the pan though to make a cake for us too .  Thanks for the info everyone.

It is much the same around here too, Han can basically be found at every store.  It is kind of surprising, because I think it is a tremendous figure, and the best Han ever made.  Plus, I was always under the impression that Han Solo was pretty popular (with fans and kiddos alike).  Maybe just to many of them, or maybe kiddos and casual buyers are opting for the $4.99 OTC repack Han instead.  Anyways, each store I visited this weekend (2 Targets, 2 Wal-Marts, TRU) all had at least 3 Hans (usually more).  Obi-Wan and Leia were also easy to find at Wal-Mart, and one Wal-Mart had multiples of all of these figures, as well as probably at least 10 Lukes.  On the other hand, the regular OTC figures continue to be tough finds.  One Target had a case or so out, but the rest it was 1-2 figures, or none at all.  I'm slightly concerned about the ESB and ROTJ waves as well.  I was placing an order for birthday gifts for my wife via Amazon this morning, and see that they have the VOTC Vader (as well as Luke/Yoda) in stock, so I went ahead and tacked on a Vader to the order.  It just never seems like you see a Vader sit, so since I was ordering there anyways (and spreading shipping out), I just went ahead and got one.  I hope the rest of these figures aren't impossible to find.

Sorry if I held things up, just got back from watching the Husker game with some friends.  Anyways, I think its my turn...if so....

Jed Weaver, TE

It is definitely interesting dealing with them.  Awhile back, I ordered a t-shirt from them, when it said "in stock" on their site.  Well, I didn't get any confirmation or delivery information for quite awhile, so I finally e-mailed them to see what the hold up was.  They told me it was backordered until the beginning of August.  Ok, no biggie.  Then it got to be August, and then September, and I saw it show up for 2-3 days again on their site as "in stock", then to disappear again and not be stocked.  I e-mailed them again to ask why my order hadn't shipped since it was "in stock" for a bit.  Then they said it would be shipped right away, and I got it two days later (today actually).  Just funny how it works out, but at least it isn't the horror story that some other people have had with them.  Hopefully things are improving, I guess I can't complain.  I am glad they have the store, since they offer some things that you can't really find elsewhere.  As long as their customer service/shipping practices work out better, things should (hopefully) be ok.

Chester Taylor, RB

Not sure if there is already a "main" thread for this, but I didn't see one at first glance.  Anyways, for those of you subscribed to Hyperspace, there is a new pic up (as there is every Thursday I guess), that features what looks to be a completed shot, featuring some...new types of droids (I'll leave it at that, even though this forum does have a spoiler warning).