Skorp, i have been using a combination of Bryce & a neat program called TrueSpace from Caligari[.com]
I use TrueSpace for modeling, at which it is a much more efficiant tool than anything else i have tried (including maya, max, lightwave, 4D.)
TrueSpace is pretty cheap, however you really need to get stuck into it for a little while to produce anything spectacular [it is pretty easy to learn however, but the difference between average design & good is a year of learning.. reminds me of photoshop...]
Well, im off to post another fat block of buttons [hehe, im not the convenient type 'o guy
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-Gwala