Thanks for all of the kind words and well wishes, they certainly cheered me up when I really needed it

My second surgery was this morning and went very well. There were some complications, but the doctor was very good and took care of everything. I'm very uncomfortable, have a mouth full of stitches, a swollen face, and whacked out on painkillers right now (so forgive any spelling errors and the overuse of the word "very"), but I'm on my way to a speedy recovery

Thanks again, everyone

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is a strong chance that they will not see the light of day. It been reported that Palisades Toys has gone belly-up in the last 2 weeks or so    If these things have already been manufactured, hoefully they will end up in close-out stores like Big Lots or even dumped clearance priced at KB depending on who bought out Palisades' assets.

Palisades has not updated anything on their site in quite some time and their e-bay store is empty. They appear to be liquidating everything but the desks their employees sit at through their Palisades Direct portion of their website (which is not responding as of this posting ).

It's a shame as they finally seem to have corrected the QC issues that plagued their first series of "Army Of Darkness" figures. I got a single Series II figure (King's Knight) for 2 bucks from a Suncoast that's closing down and it's construction is lightyears better than the 100 or so Series I figures I got on clearance this summer (no more brittle clear plastic joints!).

I was really looking forward to these

Solo's gone, but I still have Fett if anyone wants him

  I wish they did make that S-Mart Ash figure. It would have worked well. Too bad Palisades toys is going out of business.

S-Mart Ash IS available! You just have to hunt like crazy to find one as "Army Of Darkness" Series II are blind-boxed and S-Mart Ash is packed out at a ratio of 1/64

Check your local Suncoast Motion Picture Company stores. I scored a pair of "AOD" Series II figures from the Bergen Mall (Paramus, NJ) store that is closing down for $2.00 or so each. I got the Duke and a King's Guard Knight, both of which will end up customized alongside their more cheaply constructed Series I Knight bretheren in my Doomtrooper Legions

Just added 2 minty-mint complete Kenner "Predator" action figures to my Haves. They are the original Predator from the Deluxe "Alien Vs Predator" 2pk and the blue "Warrior Predator" from KB's Exclusive "Hive Wars" line (and is a significant figure as it was originally to have been included in the cancelled 3rd wave of Predator toys from 1994 and is considered to be the finest Predator figure produced in the entire line). Both figures have all of their accessories (masks, spears, and in the case of the original Pred- his rifle) and are in tip top condition with tight joints

Have
Boba Fett
Han Solo

Want
None, not interested in them

Palisades 3 3/4" scale

Great work as always Chewie!

It amazes me how many quality customs you pound out almost on a daily basis! Anyone can pump out poorly painted Clones (and usually do so in great numbers ), but to produce professional-grade customs in these numbers is very impressive! I do the same myself occasionally, but usually only for a week or two then I take a break for a few weeks only doing maybe one figure or vehicle a week or so. You, on the other hand, seem to work almost constantly. Now that's dedication

Now for the specifics:

B4-D2 is one of my favorite figures you have done in a long while! While all of your figures are great, there's just something about this one that screams "cool". I may actually have to swipe this recipe (although in different colors and some additional details just to differentiate mine from yours), which is something I have never done before!

The ITK Droid, while a very interesting concept, falls a bit short. Literally short, as in "those little arms couldn't really do much damage unless the victim is basically placed up against the droid"    Give it some longer (possibly articulated in some fashion) arms and you've got yourself another winner! The head looks fantastic as does the weathering.

Great job on both of these