Blondie: Thanks for that bit of info. 

So, question then... Does or does not, the T-pose cause walk designer to work or not work? 

Lyrra - Thanks for your feedback, I will keep your suggestions in mind. However, Lucas will be weight mapped. My intention is to have zero use for JCMs, though I may need to use them in some areas, depending on how things go. If I make him backwards compatible, then of course, the JCMs and a smoother mesh will be necessary. But to be honest, I'm really 50-50 on making him backwards compatible at this point, as my intention is not to add yet another model to the dust pile. Lucas is being designed specifically to take advantage of the features of Poser 9 and up. 

Toastie - thank you :)

And for anyone who may be wondering, or will be in the future, Lucas does have a female counterpart, she's just not as far along as he is. I've been sculpting them both relatively alongside one another, its just that Lucas wound up getting more attention, as male anatomy is a good bit more difficult than female.