I was flipping through this thread just for fun, and I have to say, ML3, you are a very talented individual. These are some fantastic illustrations you're coming up with.
And then, on page 5, I discovered your retchenbeast and squealed like a little girl. As the original creator of the retchenbeast (check out Dragon #260 for it and five other greater drakes), I feel somewhat qualified to say that you nailed it perfectly! That is exactly as I envisioned it! Wow. I think I'm going to print that sucker out and hang it on my wall.
Excellent, excellent work.
Johnathan