LOL awesome job James well done mate Where the hell did you find a picture of Star Wars figures and a dinner lady?!?  

Nicely done Jim, 'bout time someone found you a sutibly evil job.

Well done Paul for taking it like man and also for the great job of hosting the previous ones  

You missed Vinnie Paul off the drum list?? Best drummer ever!  

General Kahn wrote:

Nicely done Jim, 'bout time someone found you a sutibly evil job.

Well done Paul for taking it like man and also for the great job of hosting the previous ones  

You missed Vinnie Paul off the drum list?? Best drummer ever!  

Cheers General, Vinnie Paul Pantera dude, yes! Was a few more I wanted to add like Dave Lombardo, but James only said 5 and I was already stretching it to about 8 or 9

Artoo_Detour wrote:

General Kahn wrote:

Nicely done Jim, 'bout time someone found you a sutibly evil job.

Well done Paul for taking it like man and also for the great job of hosting the previous ones  

You missed Vinnie Paul off the drum list?? Best drummer ever!  

Cheers General, Vinnie Paul Pantera dude, yes! Was a few more I wanted to add like Dave Lombardo, but James only said 5 and I was already stretching it to about 8 or 9

 
 
Glad you guys aren't disappointed by my first effort   
 
You could have named as many drummers as you wanted Paul   I wanted to ask for your top 50 drummers but I didn't want to press my luck  
 
Vinnie and Lombardo certainly deserve mentioning   
 
I could add a assload myself ...
 
Daney Carey (Tool)
Brain (Primus)
Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
Neil Peart (Rush)
Josh Freese (The Vandals , Devo , A Perfect Circle)
 
just to name a few   
 
BTW Alex , your questionnaire will be sent soon .... a no holds barred rectal raping that we all have been looking forward to for quite some time

ourchickenshack wrote:

BTW Alex , your questionnaire will be sent soon .... a no holds barred rectal raping that we all have been looking forward to for quite some time

But my arse is so young and beautiful, just kinda makes you say wow!

Excellent first probing James! We'll look forward to your future efforts!. As Frank would say 'Keep it greasy... so we'll... go down easy!'

Well done for taking part Paul, you gave some very entertaining answers. Now rest up, you'll be walking again in no time!  

Well done, Probees.  

The favourite ship/craft question has made me realise one more item to go on my Christmas wish list.

Great interview!!!

I am still in the hunt for a Takara Transforming X-Wing. 

The TIG Exam Room


Please welcome the next TIG victim who has bravely agreed to take the probe ...

He has been greased up and inadequately sedated    

TEST SUBJECT # 19





Screen Name: General Kahn
Real Name: Alex
Location: Northern England (the true center of the universe)
Special Powers: Specialist in idiocy, nincompoopary and Bespin Luke-ary


Alex , thank you for your cooperation , let the probing begin ....


#1 What is your favourite SW memory ? (film or toy line)

My favourite Star Wars film memory would have to be trying to spot the cantina and Jabba’s palace background characters from the toy line . I could never ever find Snaggletooth , turned out you don’t really see him on the pan & scan version , he’s only really clear in widescreen version .
My favourite toy memory would have to be getting Hammerhead . My Dad was as obsessed with getting all the figures as we were , if not more so , but he/we could never find Hammerhead so he was one of the last figures we got . My mum was in hospital and we were visiting when my Dad came in from work beaming from ear to ear - He’d found Hammerhead and bought me and my brother one each . Both Hammerhead figures survived and are still in my collection (and mint !) .
This is the only surviving Christmas picture which includes Star Wars figures . I was as handsome as a child as I am as an adult and would regularly cover my good looks with a mask to keep the girls at bay . There’s a Greedo down there , a Black Bespin Guard and a Weequay (this was 1983) :



FX-7 Edit :

Alex "Unmasked" - even as a young lad he had quite a beard ...



#2 Other than Star Wars... which other toy line do you collect or would you like to collect ?

As a child I collected several toy lines over the years , the big four were : Star Wars , He-Man , M.A.S.K. and Action Force/G.I. Joe . I would still love a complete set of He-Man and M.A.S.K. - G.I. Joe I’m not to fussed about . I only liked the military style Joes and ninjas - figures like Flint , Falcon , Snake Eyes and Stormshadow . I would like to own all those but aren’t bothered with all the silly coloured figures . I’ve picked up a mere handful of bits over the years but not much - all my spare cash goes on Star Wars figures . Here’s pics of some He-Man & M.A.S.K. stuff I have :






#3 Time machine question A) George Lucas is casting for ROTJ and you’ve just found a rather uncompromising photo of him ! You blackmail him and demand a role in ROTJ - Who do you play and why ?

The dirt I had on George wasn’t a photo . I told him I could see into the future and would trade him knowledge for bit parts . George agreed so I told him that the prequels would get made and would make him a lot of money . He offered me two bits parts in return... but the joke was on him - I didn’t tell him that they would be shit and that everyone would hate him for it !

First Part: General Kahn and the Max Rebo Band ! Sy-Snootles is out , the General is in !



Second Part: "Dack Janiels" the emperor’s official drink advisor ...




#4 What song would you perform at a Karaoke ?

Only tarts can have good looks and a good voice . I can’t sing for shit ! For this reason it would have to be something that didn’t really require a great deal of singing ability... I’d probably go with ‘War Ensemble’ by Slayer or ‘Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit’ by Pantera .


#5 Time machine question B) It’s 1983... Kenner executives are giving you the power to make any SW themed toy you like - What do you make ?

1983 ? Well back then I would have asked them to make one Star Wars vehicle and one only ... The Jawa Sandcrawler . It turned out that they did make one ... D’oh ! I didn’t even know this until about 1998 when I bought Steve Sansweet’s Action Figure Archive . In defense of my childhood ignorance , I don’t think they actually released a Sandcrawler over here .


#6 Recently you were crowned the of the TIG Detail Game... how has your new found celebrity lifestyle changed you after your well earned victory ?

Unfortunately Mr. 7 it hasn’t had the life changing effects I was hoping for . It’s made me want to collect MOC’s... which is bad (I’m that skint that mugs tramps remember ?) I was hoping that the "Grand Moff" status below my name would have at least been changed to "Detail King"  (hint, hint) but that never happened  . I have now taken to drugs and booze (more than normal) to camouflage the pain... but hey , that’s the celebrity way right ?

FX-7 Edit :
Alex before his TIG Detail Game victory ...


and after ...


oh how the mighty have fallen


#7 Which single SW character would you like to have seen released that was never released during the vintage line ?

I’m gonna be boring hear and say what the majority say : Like most , as a child I couldn’t quite understand why Tarkin , Uncle Owen or a Rebel Fleet Trooper had never been released . These were all considerably more significant characters than the likes of Snaggletooth (who I could never even find in the damn film ! ) .
 My favourite character was Han and my brothers was Luke , so , I got the Han’s and he got the Luke’s . There were only a couple of exceptions - he had the original Han and I had the Bespin Luke and Hoth Luke . One day my dad came home with a Luke Stormtrooper for my brother and a Han Carbonite for me - I was happy but couldn’t help thinking that the Luke Stormtrooper was the coolest figure ever . Like most kids probably did , I waited for the Han Stormtrooper figure to be released and it never happened . I wanted a Han Stormtrooper figure more than any other toy ever in my life - at some point I will get around to making a custom myself !


#8 What’s the weirdest/most fun SW item in your collection ?

I only collect loose figures and variations . I don’t really have anything too weird , so probably the few factory errors I have would fall into this category . My non sonic welded RR Tri-Logo Fett is by far the coolest ! A Bespin Leia with a scar on her face from a paint spray error , a Bespin Luke with a unpainted belt , a Bespin Luke with no leg markings and a Imperial Dignitary with an unpainted hand . I also collect Bespin Luke Lili Ledy overstock . I have a head with painted hair but no eyes - it is actually an error overstock head as the eyes where painted before the hair and it’s probably the only one of its kind .




#9 Tell us a little bit about your Bespin Luke focus ... What was your original attraction for young Skywalker and when did this torrid love affair start ?

Well I guess you could say that it all began on the 25th of December 1983 . If you back up a little , to the picture in the first question , and look at the enlarged part - who can you see under the Bespin Guard already torn from his card ? Like most people from my generation , my toy collection suffered at the hands of parents wanting to clear out the clutter and the rising boom of the car-boot sale . The fate of my figures was slightly different though , mine were taken to a second hand brik-a-brak shop owned by a friend of my Mum . The advantage was that what didn’t sell was returned ! This consisted of 54  poor condition incomplete figures .
 Me and my mate used to make daft films and decided to make a Star Wars parody using the figures , but we lacked most of the main characters . A month or so later a friend of my brothers , who had been collecting the modern Star Wars figures , asked if I wanted to buy his collection . He was expecting twins and needed to free up his spare room so I bought them and continued the collection .
 About 1998 a Toy shop opened where I live that sold vintage and modern toys (mainly Star Wars) . There were loads of beater figures for a quid each , and while only collecting modern , I thought that maybe I could piece together a full set of vintage beaters with 54 I already had . One day I went into the shop and there on the shelf were two mint and complete Bespin Lukes (1 blonde hair and 1 brown hair) - I couldn’t resist so I bought them both . From that point on I couldn’t settle for beaters any more and I had to have a mint full set . It was Bespin Luke that started my vintage collection as an adult really - how it became what it is I don’t really know... I just saw more variations and bought them and so on .
 During the slow build of my collection there was one question that had bugged me endlessly : Where did the V.2 lightsaber originate ? It was the asking of this question (and trying to answer it) that ultimately lead to other questions - Forget the lightsaber , where the hell did all these goddamn variations come from ? This is how the research began...
 It’s probably worth mentioning that Bespin Luke is not my favourite figure and never was , sometimes things like this just happen . I believe that this is how a true focus happens , it finds you , you don't find it . Pictured below is my army and they all are different in some way . The beater at the bottom right is my childhood collection figure from the first picture .



There is actually two figures missing from the Bespin Luke pic : my custom figure , which I'm in the process of re-hashing and a Poch Hybrid figure , from Kenneth , which arrived today . I'd already packed them all away and couldn't be arsed to get them all out again !

FX-7 Edit :

Check out the Generals full Bespin Luke Limelight here :
http://www.imperialgunneryforum.com/t5449-my-bespin-luke-limelight-research

#10 Off Topic Music Question... Alex , we know that you play the guitar ...

Will you tell us when & what first inspired you to pick up your Axe ? What are your biggest musical influences ? Please list Top 5 favorite (or more) Guitarists of all time ...

I got my first guitar when I was ten and have been playing ever since . I did have several years break in my early to late teens to undergo a series of experiments with, drugs, alcohol and women .
I love rock and metal and always wanted to play in a band ever since I was a kid . I’ve played in several over the years but they actually cause more stress than anything else . The last band I was in was not a metal band , but did have some real potential . Unfortunately the lead singer , who was the real heart of the band , got offered a really good job and moved away (so the band ended) . Since then he has written a couple of tunes for a kids t.v. show and keeps asking me to co-write with him - but he lives quite far away so I’ve never gotten around to it and he’s also chronically unpredicatable . I am currently working on some music for a Metal band I plan on forming and country album about Billy the Kid I’ve been writing for about 10 years . A mate of mine has also asked me to join his blues band so , hopefully , I will be back up and running at some point... in some way . This is the only video I have handy... it’s about Billy the Kid’s first kill . This is the first song I wrote for the album - It’s a bit rough and I can’t sing for shit .




My top guitarists of all time are:
#1 – Slash – He’s the greatest guitarist that has ever lived.
#2 – Dimebag – The craziest guitarist that ever lived and founder of the extreme harmonic squeeeeeel! R.I.P. buddy!
#3 – Randy Rhoads – the original.
#4 – Jimi Hendrix – The original original.
#5 – Kerry King – Fast, bald, beard, mental!

Zakk Wylde , Gary Moore , Billy Gibbons , Jeff Hannerman etc. etc.

I’m done…. Now get that goddamn grabby hand thing outta my arse!

FX-7 Edit :

The Generals top 5 Guitar Gods in toy form







Excellent answers Alex

Thank you for your participation - Please collect your complimentary popsicle and hemorrhoid pillow as you exit ...

Now get the hell out of my exam room and send the next victim , er ... Patient in  

Ouch, that hurt! Cheers Jim nicely done. I've got the Slash figure, but not the others  

 Great answers Alex, i really enjoyed that mate, and great pics for fav guitarists, Jimmy, great pics and interview buddy, entertaining all round, i really enjoy this thread. 

Ha that was an awesome read James and Alex     

Gotta love those TIG Detail game before and after photos  

Some great guitarists mentioned Alex, I would also add Tony Iommi the riffmeister  

... and Alex, please can you go and sniff your MOTU Mossman figure at the next opportunity and tell me if he still has his pine scent

General Kahn wrote:

Ouch, that hurt!  

tell me about it!!! Today was the first day I've been able to sit down since my interview! My poor rim wings have been flapping around like a broken tent in a gale ever since!  
 

 Excellent Q&A's there Alex and Jim.

I'm glad we only saw Alex's face before and after becoming the Detail King and not your backside before and after the probing  

 About time! I've been waiting for you to get a good probing Alex  

You're doing a sterling job at the helm James, & Alex, you gave some great answers. That interview made very enjoyable reading. (I'm sorry I've sent you down the moc route.  )

If you retain your crown after the next summer edition of the detail game, I'll have to send you another Lando Skiff!  

cantina_patron wrote:

If you retain your crown after the next summer edition of the detail game, I'll have to send you another Lando Skiff!

Cheers guys, and yes Steve, best get another Lando ready  

Artoo_Detour wrote:

... and Alex, please can you go and sniff your MOTU Mossman figure at the next opportunity and tell me if he still has his pine scent

Haha, I forgot about the pine smell Paul, I always remeber Stinkor had a scent. It's funny actually, when I got him out there is still a smell and I wondered what it was.... Not quite pine anymore...Maybe a pine tree that's been pissed on  

walkie wrote:

I'm glad we only saw Alex's face before and after becoming the Detail King and not your backside before and after the probing

Like a rugby players ear Stef

General Kahn wrote:

walkie wrote:

I'm glad we only saw Alex's face before and after becoming the Detail King and not your backside before and after the probing

Like a rugby players ear Stef

LMFAO!

I'll start looking for another Lando!  

General Kahn wrote:

walkie wrote:

I'm glad we only saw Alex's face before and after becoming the Detail King and not your backside before and after the probing

Like a rugby players ear Stef

 
 
 
 
 
back by popular demand  
 
Before the probe ...


after the probe ...
 
any volunteers to go next

General, nice read that mate
James, great Job mate, as we all knew you would do

Reading James's, Paul's and Alex's interviews was pure entertainment, just what I needed after this day.

Great work, guys. A BIG thanks.  

Alex, you should consider a career as an actor!

Cheers Marco... Surely it must be about your turn already?

Oh look Jim's dropped his soap, be a gent and get it for him  

just catching up with this thread, great probe swapping action Jim and Paul, I thoroughly enjoyed looking at both of your probes  Paul that's so cool that you got to meet and play alongside so many great bands 8)Thanks for all your hard work with this thread.

James congrats mate and well done for taking the probe helm firmly in both hands and running with it
I love your LOTR Knickerbocker collection and the Remco Universal Monsters .

Alex what can I say, truly awesome probing mate. I love that latest vid, you have a real talent for movie making my friend  Great childhood pics too bud.
 
All very entertaining and really well done to everyone involved so far

Thanks Andy , Steve , Chris and everyone else - glad you like the probes  
 
Andy , your time is coming soon .... you better get that booty lube out and ready   
 
 

Dr Dengar wrote:

Reading James's, Paul's and Alex's interviews was pure entertainment, just what I needed after this day.

Great work, guys. A BIG thanks.  

Alex, you should consider a career as an actor!

 
 
Thank you Marco - hopefully the interviews put a smile on your face after your rough day  
 
 
FX-7 has sent out several other probes to members and plans to send many more - if you haven't got one yet , rest assured , you will hear a knock on your PM box soon  
 
I will try to get at least 1 more posted over the weekend ... chris.75 is on deck - his probe only needs a few tweeks before it is ready to go  
 
I may not be able to get quite as many probes done during October because of Halloween unfortunately , but I will be starting a OT Halloween thread to try and entertain those who love Halloween as much as I do  
 
It takes me 5 to 6 weeks to get my display set up properly - between making new props and modifying old props . I actually already started about a week ago .
 
Once Halloween is over the Probes will be back in full force

@ Alex - Marcos probe has been delivered ... oh yes , there will be blood  

Marco, break out the grease! maybe get An to try some pracise fisting  

Jim I put a video game homeage to you in the film, my favourite game of all time, anyone know what it was?

General Kahn wrote:

Marco, break out the grease! maybe get An to try some pracise fisting  

Jim I put a video game homeage to you in the film, my favourite game of all time, anyone know what it was?

 
 
The Friday The 13th Game lead in on your video was super cool but I don't know for sure which one it was  

was it this old NES game ?