You've made some good points Daniel, and I'm betting some of the enthusiasm comes from having had the pleasure of spending time talking with Bill last weekend, who would not have said one thing negative about the new releases.

The logic (Bill's?, HL's?) about the piece carrying the high cost because it is so elaborate and has so many parts is bugging me somewhat.

Coming from a long background of sales and marketing, this is not a selling point to the consumer. Perhaps Harbour Lights in hindsight, should have placed more control on what David Winter produced for them instead of giving him a free rein.

On the other hand, the cost may not bother the David Winter Collector as they are accustomed to the higher prices, and the fantasy aspect fits right into the DW scheme of things. The question will be if faithful DW collectors will be happy with the size...and the fact that it is not 100% a David Winter piece.

Judy