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Title: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 19:49:52: Dear playmofriends,

first i would like to wish you all the best for 2011. i had a very nice new years eve with my wife and son + family. very relaxed :)

before i start i would like to tell you a little about my connection with playmobil. please excuse any language mistakes.

i was born 1970 in cologne germany. i think there is no better time to be born - in a playmobil context. when all the beautifull first playmos came out i was absolutely amazed. as my parents also really liked playmobil i had a great time with lots of great presents till 1982. then i stopped playing with playmobil and concentrated more on being a teenager ;)

when my son was born in may 2010 i thought : i must show him the world of playmobil !

after i bought just one set ( farm ) i was hooked - again :lol:
thanks to ebay we have some nice playmos at home my son hopefully will like when he is 4.
i don´t care if he will not like them because i like them a lot :lol:

i had the vision of this little playmo-world in our house so i reserved some space for it. i work in media / film and rebuild the old farm of my grandpa plus some extra space for studio / work. i found a place in our house and now there is my vision:

i want to build this playmo-area with all my childhoods stars : the pirates, the castle and knights, the farm, the trains, the western world + after discovering all i missed in the last 28 years - the vikings !

i have reserved the space of one room in a corner of my studio and would like to finish the project in the next 12 months. i really want to make it look nice like in the old playmo catalogues - that´s why i choose to work with dioramas . all dioramas together will end up in the "world" .

today i started to photograph my collection and would like to share some nice parts of it. i will not photograph everything but the stuff i think is nice / special.

i just started and have just a few pics but i promise to post more in the next days.

this is really just a small collection of some playmo i like and i saw some "collections" in the net which totaly blow me away - but i think after all it´s worth sharing the story and the pics.

before i forget:

my father was a big playmo collector in the 1970s and i will post some pics of his stuff nearby ( thanks to my new collection we rediscovered our playmohobby and searched for every little playmo he had in his home :) ). expect some serious 200+ nürnberger stadtwache playmos 8-)

so here is the start and like i said i will just start with a few pics but will keep up to post more nearby. thanks playmofriends for this great place in the net !

all the best

skywalker
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 19:57:13: i photographed the sides also for extra information :wave:

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/Skywalker%20Collection/PM_3556_Front.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on January 01, 2011, 20:11:49: Great classic farm set :)9! Thank you for sharing this great picture with us :thanks:, & we look forward to seeing more :picsplz:!
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: playmofire on January 01, 2011, 20:31:54: Those old boxes are so interesting with the additional layouts on the sides. Thank you for showing us them and i lo0ok forward to seeing more of your collection and see your plans fulfilled.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 20:33:09: THX Bill !

Next Set 3554

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/Skywalker%20Collection/PM_3554_Front.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 21:02:00: THX playmofire !
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 21:32:03: 4431 - 30 Years Classic Western Set

perfect start for the western world bought 2 weeks ago with another western house

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/Skywalker%20Collection/PM_4431_Front.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/Skywalker%20Collection/PM_4431_Side1.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 01, 2011, 22:20:12: 4001 good start for the train section
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/Skywalker%20Collection/PM_4001_Front.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 01, 2011, 23:05:34: Great thread Skywalker!! Thanks foryour acground history and the pictures of these lovely boxes!! I miss them so much...
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Gis on January 02, 2011, 11:53:45: Thank you for sharing these Skywalker. Those are indeed some nice little Gems you have there.

I am afraid when Giorginetto reads the amount of Nurnberg guards you have I think he is still looking for a couple *cough*

Can't wait to see the rest of the thread :-)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: flatcat on January 02, 2011, 12:02:48: Great story, Skywalker, and I am enjoying the box images very much :love: :love: :love:

can't wait to see the rest :D

Damo :)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: kaethe on January 02, 2011, 14:05:59: skywalker
what a beautiful collection. thank you for sharing the box photos. many of them are very rare here in the states. thank you, also, for sharing your history, it was delightful to read.
kaeth
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: bonniebeth on January 02, 2011, 14:12:31: I really enjoyed reading the story of your playmo history. It was very interesting! Thanks for sharing. :wave:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: playmojager on January 02, 2011, 19:14:38: Very interesting photos of this little part of your collection Skywalker, I am very enthusiastic, looking forward to see your next photos. :wave:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 02, 2011, 19:26:05: Thanx everybody ! :wave:

Next 3628 Jagtgesellschaft
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_3628_JagtgesellschaftPB_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 02, 2011, 22:59:36: There you go teasing me with the hunting party again! :lol: Thank you so much for sharing you history and your love of Playmobil. I have no doubt that your son will love it, especially with how much it means to you. I really love seeing your beautiful dioramas and pictures of your collection, especially the older sets. Many of them are quite rare and it is fun to see someone with them :-[
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 05, 2011, 18:52:18: This came today... it is a absolute beauty :love:

4052 Schlepptender Lok

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(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM4052Inhalt.jpg)

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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 05, 2011, 19:14:40: took one more pic for today and it turned out quite funny.

i know a certain "playmoholics" will have a laugh :wave:

3629 / 3633

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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: playmofire on January 05, 2011, 19:15:11: :omg: :(o): :(o): :(o): I want! I want! :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: (The train that is!)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 05, 2011, 19:28:58: playmofire: it is absolutely breathtaking....i tell you
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on January 06, 2011, 00:14:56: Oh, how jeolous you're making us :hissyfit:! Thank you for sharing these rare beautiful pieces of art with us! :thanks:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Rasputin on January 06, 2011, 00:37:30: Hi

Great classic collection . I too need to find a super horse power train. Oh what a beauty.

I must say in your last picture it looks like the guy is either clubbing the horse or the horse is trying to stop him from clubbing the hunter :hmm:

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 06, 2011, 03:18:16: Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on January 06, 2011, 00:14:56
Oh, how jeolous you're making us :hissyfit:! Thank you for sharing these rare beautiful pieces of art with us! :thanks:

Yes, quite jealous :o But it is nice seeing another Playmofriends member enjoying a set we want....in many ways! We can live vicariously through him...
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 06, 2011, 08:20:08: thanx playmofriends for the feedback of the pics. i had a hard decision how to go on with the collection. i had some rare playmo items on my wishlist ( like the 4052 ) also i collected vintage star wars over years but was not getting the fun out of it like with the playmos. so i started to sell the star wars on ebay. i am glad that i made that decision.

rasputin: the thief is going for the hunter and the horse is trying to stop him - of course....
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Tiermann on January 07, 2011, 00:00:04: Wonderful photos and a great start on your collection. I have the large locomotive I got used. It is missing one of the front flat pieces but works well. Maybe later this year I will finally get my trains out again and set up somewhere.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 07, 2011, 01:29:39: Quote from: Skywalker on January 06, 2011, 08:20:08
thanx playmofriends for the feedback of the pics. i had a hard decision how to go on with the collection. i had some rare playmo items on my wishlist ( like the 4052 ) also i collected vintage star wars over years but was not getting the fun out of it like with the playmos. so i started to sell the star wars on ebay. i am glad that i made that decision.

rasputin: the thief is going for the hunter and the horse is trying to stop him - of course....

Very glad that you decided to go with Playmobil (even though Star Wars is cool), but you can't go wrong with PM :D
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 08, 2011, 15:47:21: 4123 - Brilliant Waggon from the Colorado Western World

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_4123_D.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 08, 2011, 15:49:45: Oh wow!!! :o :o :o This is an awesome wagon!!! Thanks for the pics!! Very nice to see the interior! I always wondered how would it be like!
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 08, 2011, 15:55:08: Thanx Wolf. i was also very lucky surprised by this great interieur - thx to the seller - the set was in perfect condition and complete :love:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 08, 2011, 16:28:07: Parts of my medieval Town

3443 Scheune

3442 Schmiede

3440 Schneiderei

3441 Bäckerei

3455 Töpferei

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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: playmofire on January 08, 2011, 16:37:42: That 4123 is what makes Playmobil so special - it's a set which no other toy manufacturer would ever think of producing.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 08, 2011, 16:56:41: Playmofire: so true ! so many cool details. it is the perfect combination of good design ( steck ) and all this great details....
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 08, 2011, 17:41:16: I would like to share a first look on the "world" and would really like your opinions how to go on. i put the main parts in the place i think it makes sense. the castle will be on a hill on the right there will be a medieaval-wood-etc-world. unfortunately the castle can´t be as big as i planned because i want to keep it "playable" at the moment i think of putting some parts of the world in some hills to gain more space.
the pirates are getting a port and the vikings a town above the diorama i finished. i did the farm first and it´s a bit too large but i can´t change it anymore.i`m looking forward to your feedback and ideas... :hatoff:

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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: basilsdad on January 08, 2011, 19:52:55: Quote from: Wolf Knight on January 08, 2011, 15:49:45
Oh wow!!! :o :o :o This is an awesome wagon!!! Thanks for the pics!! Very nice to see the interior! I always wondered how would it be like!
Just came across this post today, don't know how I missed it. :hmm: Thanks for sharing all the pictures. I had never seen the inside of the caboose either and it lived up to my expectations. The farm is super. :love:
What a great project, Skywalker! It looks like you are well on your way with your display. You have a great space for it!
Joe
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 08, 2011, 20:09:06: Oh wow!! This is great!! I'd like to do the same someday but on a table surface...

Great job!! Can't wait to see it all set up!!
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 08, 2011, 23:12:17: :o Very impressive!!!! :clap: (my son says it's cool). Not to sound old-I am only 26-but does it hurt your back to play on the ground? :-[

It is very wonderful as it is, but perhaps you could include a space for a forest? The large Playmobil trees always look nice :D
Will you have your world set up all the time?
Well, it is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing :**:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 09, 2011, 11:37:03: Joe: Thanx !

Wolf / Playmoholics : when i was a child i allways played on the floor with my playmo. i just want to keep it playable and all the areas should be reachable. the space in the middle would be great to have for more dioramas but for now i keep it like this.

Playmoholics: i have a lot of trees collected over the past months. still not enough...after buying them on ebay here and there i found out that they are sold on the german internet store for a reasonable price ( 3 trees - one large , one middle , one small for 9,90€ - when you order some shipping is free...)

to gain more space i made one decision. i will have 2 big dioramas for the vikings ( one is nearly finished as you might have seen before..) . those will be very easy removable to make more space for the western world. so it will be either vikings or western and i have enough space to make both parts of the world perfect.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 11, 2011, 13:15:17: 30 Jahre Playmobil Messe Exclusive

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_30JahreMesse.jpg)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 11, 2011, 13:18:22: another part of the medieval town - there is a great pic on the back of the construction manual:

3445 Schuldturm

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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 11, 2011, 13:22:11: I love the poster! And the special knight, of course :love:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 11, 2011, 13:23:12: more parts of the medieval world - this was a steal for 19€ complete with package - the seller had a lot of old playmo and had absolutely no clue what great items he was selling...

3626 Baumversteck
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(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_3626_Side1.jpg)
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(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_3626_Back.jpg)
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Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 11, 2011, 13:25:55: update on the display. i rearranged the main parts and build the under constroction for the castle. this hill will be fillt with natural details as rocks, gras and trees....

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_World_1112011a.jpg)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 11, 2011, 17:55:36: 3445 was my first ever steck set!! :love: :love:
Thanks for all the extra photos Skywalker!!!
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Rasputin on January 11, 2011, 18:46:37: Hi

Just out of curiosity how did you photograph the last shot? Is the white paper curved at the back ? you have nice lighting as well, very little shadows or at least they all go in different directions

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 12, 2011, 00:22:34: Rasputin: yes the white paper is curved. i have a canon eos1000d + metz af 48 flashlight. the light comes 60% from the flashlight.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 14, 2011, 19:32:09: hi everybody,

update on the castle diorama... this is the tunnel construction + more work on the hills.

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_World_141A.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_world_141B.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_world_141B2.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_World_141C2.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_World_141C.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/PM_World_141D.jpg)

and today came my new rails : 1,20 meters each......yesss !!!

(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g334/Skywalker1170/NewRails.jpg)
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: bonniebeth on January 14, 2011, 19:43:20: Wow, skywalker. This is an awesome project! Thanks for sharing this process with us; i may have to steal some ideas from you. ;D
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: tonguello on January 14, 2011, 19:56:53: wow! that is a huge space! is that your palymo room or your living room has been invaded????
You have a very nice collection..... me wants! :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 14, 2011, 20:27:06: bonniebeth: i see it more like exchanging ideas :) ...just when i think about what i could make for a zoo project...oh no stop thinking about more worlds...arrrrgh... no serious - it would be fantastic if you find some inspiration for your zoo project :)9

tonguello: the good thing about moving to the country is : you have more space ! as i rebuild the farm - actually it´s looking a bit like the playmo farm from the 80s :lol: we rebuild a big part where all the animals used to live. there is now my studio and working area. as i work for film / media as a special effects artist i sometimes need a bit space and it was no problem to reserve some place for playmo. also my son can hang around and i can have an eye on him later when he is in kindergartentime. in my job i sometimes have to wait 30 or 40 minutes for one take to render out so it´s great to use that time to work on the dioramas
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Knight Train on January 14, 2011, 20:27:52: great pictures! keep them coming.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: bonniebeth on January 14, 2011, 20:53:06: Quote from: Skywalker on January 14, 2011, 20:27:06
bonniebeth: i see it more like exchanging ideas :) ...just when i think about what i could make for a zoo project...oh no stop thinking about more worlds...arrrrgh... no serious - it would be fantastic if you find some inspiration for your zoo project :)9

:yup: At the moment I'm keeping it all on one level for simplicity's sake (and also because i am from very flat country, no hills at all) but I am thinking in the future of having the zoo be a little more multi-level, with over-head viewing areas and such, so I need ideas!
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wolf Knight on January 14, 2011, 21:43:32: Great that is Skywalker!! A true craftsman you are! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Playmoholics on January 14, 2011, 23:23:21: It looks absolutely wonderful :clap: I can't wait to see it finished, or is this one of those projects where it will always be a work in progress (as it is always improving)? :**:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 15, 2011, 01:05:15: Thx everybody !!

playmoholics: like i wrote in the introduction - this is a project i want to finish over this year. i will have parts that can be removed and this also keeps the possibility to change some things. the hole display will content the viking world ( one half is ready ) the castle + medieval town / medieval sceneries ( hope to finish the castle this weekend ) pirate world ( half ready , the port diorama is next ) farm ( ready ) 2 trainstations (ready) + western world which can replace the vikings - if the train is more in use. and the train that will go around the display. all the playmo is there - the task is to build the missing parts of the dioramas . it took some time to find a start because i wanted to have a real solid wooden base. i had to make some tests with the trains because some parts are higher as others and this is a bit of a problem for the trains but the problem is solved :**:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 15, 2011, 01:35:47: errrmm...did i say all the playmo is there....no way there is so much missing :love:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wesley Myers on January 15, 2011, 06:25:07: Quote from: Skywalker on January 15, 2011, 01:05:15
Thx everybody !!

playmoholics: like i wrote in the introduction - this is a project i want to finish over this year. i will have parts that can be removed and this also keeps the possibility to change some things. the hole display will content the viking world ( one half is ready ) the castle + medieval town / medieval sceneries ( hope to finish the castle this weekend ) pirate world ( half ready , the port diorama is next ) farm ( ready ) 2 trainstations (ready) + western world which can replace the vikings - if the train is more in use. and the train that will go around the display. all the playmo is there - the task is to build the missing parts of the dioramas . it took some time to find a start because i wanted to have a real solid wooden base. i had to make some tests with the trains because some parts are higher as others and this is a bit of a problem for the trains but the problem is solved :**:

Is this going to be accessible for your son to play with as well? Or is it more of a dad thing and he can just look from a distance?
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 15, 2011, 13:00:18: Wesley: this display should be absolutely playable for my son. if he likes to play with the farm i can just take this part out and he can play with it in his room - when he wants. or play on the hole display. the castle is now very solid and he can hold up anywhere - nothing will smash. at the moment he can just watch as there are too many little parts that are super interesting for him. the older he is - the more he can explore. as there are some special items, i have to check if these parts will be displayed just when i can have an eye on his "battles" - i will see.

it would be cool if he likes to build a diorama for himself one day, because you can lern a lot about working with different tools and of course it´s a very creative process.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 15, 2011, 13:04:28: p.s. as i was a kid my father build a lot of buildings for playmobil with thick paper. i do not remember that i destroyed even one house. i just played with it...
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Skywalker on January 16, 2011, 22:47:16: the finished diorama ( 90 % ) is in the custom gallery "skywalker castle diorama" . i also posted a making of in the diorama section.
:wave:
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Wesley Myers on January 21, 2011, 02:18:36: I just read the first post of your thread closely (LOL - must be ADD) after looking at the pictures previously and skimming over the text. Anyway, your story pretty much parrallels mine with getting Playmobil in the 70's (although it wasn't as easy to find here in Canada then - nor now) and then getting out of it and then when the first born was on the way making sure there was plenty of Playmobil to play with.
Title: Re: Skywalker Collection - and a little personal playmo history
Post by: Justindo on January 21, 2011, 07:18:50: Thank you for sharing your story with us, Skywalker, as well as your marvelous creations! :)