Very good idea. I can see why LEGO would not be able to do this in a regular set, probably due to it being so fragile. But it's a perfect Custom piece.
I don't consider this a bad timing thing like Jackson, in dfact his was the only bad timing one.
Ted Kennedy and Fawcet were both on their way for a long time now.
Still sad.
Here are my top 5
Venator Star Destroyer by thire5
Venator by angel06
Luke's Landspeeder by Lars
Emperor's Arrival by Morten Sonne
General Grievous by Future74
That was tough. They are in no particular order