Hello Alexander. I'm using V-ray. As you say it's such a shame that money motivation has replaced pride and craftsmanship!! I can't ever see that trend reversing. John

@dale said: Ah, I suspect many a clandestine late night visit to these humble quarters. You dirty dog, John!

Absolutely fabulous.Great textures.B&W is the best!

I love seeing that Mazda pop up! I have a few cars that I'd love to own and that one is at the top of the list, they just don't make cars with that much style anymore - for me it's the amount of glass that grabs me I think!!

@tig said: A lot of traditional UK shop fronts have a gilded sign like, which is angled to be readable by pedestrians, both near and far away Here's one not far from me in Hexham[attachment=0:1lolb5nb]<!-- ia0 -->SuperStock_1895-8015.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1lolb5nb] Thanks TIG, I did not notice the forward tilt.

Hello TLD, there's a walkthrough of how I model in Catchup 3. The only thing I can recommend is to work on your textures (PS ect} before applying them to your model. John

Hey, dude This is amazing, i scrolled through your posts, you have some really great models and renderings, i like the surreal style that you are pursuing. I am not browsing this forums as often I used to, but maaan, this is inspiring Cheers and keep em comming and don't forget to have fun whille modeling

I'm speechless again.

I like frogs!...I married one, it was like the fairy tale only it went pear shaped. The princess turned into a frog. John [image: hmRZ_03b.jpg]

Impressive work as always.

Thanks everyone, I never expected that Sammy would cause so much trouble Liam the render is loosely based on a picture as is all my renders. Paul your correct and I changed a few things, I can see quite a few flaws in the render that others have not picked up, the hunters have taken Sammy. bjornkn, I knew someone would discover the artistic meaning behind my pictures , if only I could. John [image: Plc6_SwanSong2.32.jpg]

Another cool one. However . . . please forgive me if I dare to share a few crits. The roof is tiling very obviously. It sort of distracts from the render. Also, the stone on the ground in front of the steps looks kind of flat. Are there displacement or bump maps on those? Those are just my two cents. I do not want to take anything away from your amazing models and awesome renders but I just wanted to add a little helpful criticism. I hope you don't mind. P.S. Not a crit but what is that thin line above the front porch?

Captured with class as usual. Great stuff!

@tadema said: "Kes" lol..I'm Bobby Charlton. John One of my favourite ever scenes.

That would be cool John, no problem about the size, as it is after all the main model so that size should be no issue to any machine. Can you send it to me via pm or to my email (pete at solosplace dot com) and I'll set the thread up. Thanks again.

She needs to get her boats down and send in a crew to burn Principe de Asturias to the waterline.

Thanks Rich. If things go pear shape I can think of no better place to look for help. If things go t*ts up you can all laugh! John

Tadema,an acquaintance of mine passed along an idea to me last week. Have you ever thought about 2nd Life? (google it) It's an on-line 3D world. Many people actually make and sell things within that world. You may actually be able to rent them out! One again, awesome as always!

You got it perfect John Yep, been a Corrie fan for a loooooong time