I have updated Himmelveil's status in that thread.

In regards to standees; The fellow I have contracted to tackle standees is currently up to his elbows developing the core artwork for two upcoming WorldWorks adventures. We do have some grand plans for standees though and it's something pretty unique in the market. Nothing like the generic and inflexible standees packs currently out there After I get settled at the new place and he's had time to finish up those other projects we will be trying to hit a June/July release. Thats the plan for now.

Well, on the subject of D&D minis, you could look into the plastic ones. You can get a giant for $10 pre-painted. Some of the more rare dragons go for upwards of $30, but most players dont wan that much for them. I'd say look on ebay for singles or your local hobby shop. Just for the heck of it, I picked up a pack of D&D Giants and ended up with a Baatezu demon. I was VERY pleasently surprised!

I dont know to much about D&D minis but Games workshop minitures are easily customizable...you might want to look in to them especially on ebay