What do you mean a year? My last post was Sept 20th, this is only the 21st. haha.

Hmm. 

Over 10,800 views on this thread since it started, and hasn't even been updated in a year. That's a lot. I wonder how many are original, but it's impossible to know. If I had a dollar for every view Lucas would be done by now. lol. 

And really that's the thing - because we're all slaves to that evil green paper, and I have to do what pays me, so I can continue having a place to live and a regular meal. And what pays me lately has been private commissions which I've been pretty busy with because they have to come first before anything else I want to do. So I just haven't had much time in between to work on him in the last several months. I wish I could work on him full time, I definitely want to, but my wallet just won't allow for that. 

I don't have a lot to say right now, because I haven't progressed very far since the last time I posted. Truthfully, I was kind of hoping this thread would stay buried and forgotten, at least until I was better prepared for updating it, whenever that might be. Looking back through it, most of the WIPs I've posted are pretty embarrassing to look at now.

Eh, whatever. The fact is, I don't have the resources or the free time to work on him consistently right now. Most of my time is spent on doing work for other people. I pull him up to do tweaks here and there when I think about it and have an hour or two to spare, but that's about it. And the negativity that always gets thrown at 3rd party figures, and male figures in particular, has done a lot to make me less interested in trying to finish him anytime soon. I don't know what I'll do with him at this point. Maybe he'll just remain in my own runtime, or serve as a portfolio piece. I've even thought about just selling him on Squid or some place similar. There is a lot I want to do with him - I have put a lot of thought into his design, even when I can't work on him, and I have very specific ideas for what I want him to be capable of. I have no intention of letting him be just another figure, there's no point in that, as there are so many already. But at this point I can't promise anything. I'm just one guy with limited resources and contacts. I've tried getting other content artists interested in him but they just aren't. Maybe once I have the time to show them more of his development they will change their minds. For now he just has to remain a pet project that I work on when I have a few hours to spare. 

I know it's probably frustrating for those out there who are interested in him, and I apologize for that (and I really do thank you all for that interest), but I'm not going to release a figure that I feel is sub-par, just so I can say that he's out there, while watching him collect dust on the scrap pile of all the other non-daz figures that have come and gone with barely a mention.

Anyway, here is a screen shot for you all. I will let you know when I'm able to do something more with him. I've been thinking about some different options but nothing solid yet. 

Thanks for showing your continued interest, it is much appreciated and inspiring. Sorry I can't offer more right now.