PM sent, CHEWIE.   

I know I'll try to send away for as many as I possibly can just to ensure that I get a really mint-mint version for my opener. 

Like I said way earlier in this thread, I have zero confidence in Hasbro's ability to ship these withouit some sort of damage occuring to the majority of them.   

If I'm spending $200+, I want it to come from a reputable dealer.  I bought all of my carded figures from people I knew or people who had great on-line reps. 

It's too much money to just risk it with a loser that no one has heard of, as this auction and this guy have proven.   

Time to start a feedback thread here for Sentinel I guess.

Thanks for the quick payment and hope you enjoy your Clone Troopers.   

So, my vote still goes towards Gladiators, but if a Vong wins I'll make Nom Anor.  If an Imperial wins, all I have to do is show a Stormtrooper or Imperial officer with a slight modification, and to me that's just too easy.

Yeah, I hear you on the "too easy part", but we have to remember that everyone needs to start somewhere.  I have no problems with a "too easy" topic every now and again to encourage more participation in these challenges.

Something that is "too easy" for CHEWIE or Phruby or Glassman might not be too easy for everyone who would like to participate. 

I think it is easy to forget that fact sometimes when you make as many customs as some of you folks do...  heck even re-painting a figure can be a big accomplishment for some newbies even though it is old hat for some of you out there.

I'll vote Imperials, because that is what I thought we decided after picking Fan Fic Aliens last month... 

So far...
3 votes = Choice A - Imperials
2 votes = Choice B - Gladiators
3 votes = Choice C - Yuuzhan Vong

Looks like we need some more votes still to choose a clear winner.

Jeff is there anyway you could create a poll with those 3 choices on there?

No, not really any way to set up a poll like that in the forum.   

Time for an update...

Things are going quite well in our house.  Mommy-to-be is doing very well, minor aches and pains are setting in.  Also setting in are the weird cravings and the required trips to the grocery store at midnight to buy odd food items.

We went to the doctor last week for a level 2 ultrasound (recommended for multiples to be sure that both babies are doing well).  This ultrasound is a bit more complicated than the usual version since it can do color for contrasts - things like infrared, density, etc.  As a result, we had some very cool scans - a chance to see the valves in their little hearts, the blood flow in the cord, lotsa of other very cool things.   

Also as a result of this level two ultrasound, we learned the sexes of our little babies.  We put the family members through a fun guessing game and tortured them for a bit before revealing the news...

We will be having fraternal twin boys.

Very exciting to say the least, and knowing we will be having two boys set a few changes in motion for the color scheme of the developing nursery.  Less neutral colors, more blues.   

22 weeks down, quite a few more to go... 

Are you ready for a little tease?

If so, then tonight's Image Database update is for you! Today, the JediDefender photography department added high-res loose photos of the first figure from Hasbro's The Saga Collection "Vintage" wave! Click on the thumbnail above to check out the photos of the Biker Scout figure (and prepare to drool)!

No April Foolin' here, this figure is freakin' sweet.