iceburn: I'll definitely be going back to Japan...best country ever!
liegeprime: filipino? I'll be sure to post pics soon when my display is looking decent...
blackie: here's a link to a pic of the statue i'm after: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...g?t=1246130941

also after a palisades wheeljack.

Thanks to everyone else for the welcome!