Dont fancy clearing up after that first one !!!!

RIP - Steve Jobs - we have lots to thank you for!

A man owned a small farm in Ireland .

The Irish Internal Revenue determined he was not paying proper wages to his staff and sent an investigator out to interview him.

"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them!," demanded the investigator.

"Well," replied the farmer, "there's my farm hand who's been with me for three years. I pay him €200 a week plus free room and board. "The cook has been here for 18 months and I pay her €150 per week plus free room and board." "Then there's the halfwit. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about €10 a week. He pays his own room and board and I buy him a bottle of whiskey every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally."

"That's the guy I want to talk to...the halfwit!" said the agent.

"That would be me," replied the farmer.

Awesome - thanks for the link - nothing makes you feel so insignificant as a skyscape at night!!

Thats the entertainment sorted for the next basecamp!! In Ireland - right Mike?.....Mike?

Cheers Nigel - The Pass was used in training - but not too often!!!

Thanks for all the comments guys. Mike over egged my achievements somewhat but hey I couldnt believe I finished it!!

I lived my signature this morning - 13 pints of Guinness really does cause alot of blisters!!
Great meeting Mike and Rich last night - they are great craic - and we are trying to get a basecamp to Ireland!!! Hope Rich doesnt have to drive the next time!! Cheers Lads

Superb - as usual - love the first one.

Alan

Thankfully the marching season is nearly over! We had a few bad nights of rioting in Belfast, and a few smaller towns, but it was directed primarily at the police. This was not politically motivated this year. It was thought to have been started by paramilitaries who want to stir tensions up between the two sides of the political divide in interface areas of the city. This, they hope, will bring public money into the deprived areas to placate the "masses". Again, thugs trying to fill their pockets by using little "fuck-wits" (pardon my french - but that is what they are!!) to ruin the peace here. We do not need this and I have no problem in water cannon or plastic bullets being used - but the police tactic of standing back and taking video of people in masks, in the hope of affecting arrests at a later date is a complete waste of time. Pepper spray or CS gas will debilitate them, snatch sqauds arrest them and then when they are arrested, 20 or 30 good lashes with a birch rod across their backs will put the stoning out of them. The bunny hugging do gooders who spout about rights - get a life - these bottom feeders and the arseholes who jump on their coat tails ( the 31 year old primary school worker in court this morning is an example) deserve to get 40 kinds of shit beat out of them each and every time they get involved in this behaviour. The damage done to London's international image will be immeasurable and will have an effect on the Olympics next year no matter what they do from now on. Its not a good situation.

Eh???!!!!

Brilliant work, really like the b&w image the best imho.
All are photograph quality - just a real atmosphere about the b&w one which draws me in!

Brilliant, just brilliant. I am blown away by the quality of two renders tonight. This one is incredible.

These are absolutely fantastic. You are a very talented individual. I am so far off this I want to cry!!!!

Superb work.

Just saw this little tutorial and thought it might help a few people in creating their own tileable textures. Hope it helps

http://methodandcraft.com/videos/creating-tileable-textures

Cool model and very nice render.

Simply superb!!

You looking for a mankini body ??

@earthmover said:

I think it is always good to know two numbers going into a negotiation. The number you need and the number you want.

My policy too - it works most of the time but sometimes, especially recently, you just walk away as it doesnt make sense paying for work!!

I second the glass and the external scene - they are brilliant. It needs something more in the room - the furniture is a bit sparse. For a first render I take my hat off to you sir.