So you've seen some of these pictures by email already:  

 neck detail  

 whole neck  

 peghead  

 back  

 top and back  

 plates cut  But I heard it was your birthday, and things have come along well with your build:  

 

  The backplate shelves are in the picture above. Those will be routed again when the actual backplates are completed and fit to your guitar.   Lookin' good!

Awesome...you chose Batmans Buckeye!! Saw this piece in the wood bank! I was really torn between this and Froggy Friend! It's gonna be beautiful!  Congrats!

You recognize it! Ha!

Thanks! Best birthday present ever! Stunning!

Wow that's gonna be one impressive guitar when finished.Is this going to be a series guitar?
 
Jazzyvee

Batman was posted on the wood bank on my birthday last year; it was meant to be my guitar! Series I
 
Micro-mangagement alert:
How do I get these knobs?

Wow! Wish I would have seen those before! Outstanding!

There's 2 wooden knob suppliers that our customers have used. THG Knobs and David King.  
 
Well, we make them too, but since we go all crazy and do a complete finish like we do on the guitars, they are considerably more expensive than the guys that do it every day.

This is a fabulous guitar!

I really love the motif of the pistol grip upper bout and the dragon claw headstock. I can't stop looking at the pictures!  
 
Please Mica, go flog the crew! Faster, FASTER!

I can't wait to see the articulated carving on the headstock; any new pics?

The grain pattern on the headstock looks like the coolest Topo map ever.  I want to hike there.

Very lovely! Congratulations... it's going to be spectacular!

Looking good so far, John! That's an amazing piece of wood you chose, and the continous back will be amazing. I hope I was of some help with the knobs; one thing you need to decide on, though...as you can see above, I chose the 'skirted' design. Roger offers different shapes and heights of knobs, so think a bit & decide what is best for you & your playing style. The skirted type are slightly fatter & taller than the standard-issue black knob, but easier to grip (IMO).  
I know, it's not easy designing your dream! Best of luck....
Chris

Thanks for your input, Chris. I've ordered  a set that is 1mm larger in diameter and 1mm shorter than stock. Roger is also rounding the top point on the pointer knobs for me as my Series I guitar that I had in the late '70's provided me with a few wounds.  It turns out that Roger made a set of ebony knobs and a switch tip for a custom guitar for me last year. That guitar has a pair of ebony filtertrons and the ebony controls not only look great, but also feel great to operate.