Wow, one of my old favourite comedy shows. You've done it great justice, superb work as usual John!

Chris, that troll at the rear of the church looks like the mother-in-law....bloody hell it is!! John

Thanks for your comments folks, I think we all have fond memories of the friendly corner shop.John looks good, i'm a bit of a fan of B&W Images. regards John

There are experiments however... YouTube - Prisoners in Pink: CBS News [flash=480,385:313qfr41]http://www.youtube.com/v/llXPtNGEKn4[/flash:313qfr41] I think I'll split these OT posts off the original which should not be spoiled by them...)

@tadema said: Thanks, the raw render output is below, the Ivy was just one leaf made into a component, moved, scaled ect. Not perfect but better than PS, all the plants-trees are PS. John Ah, excellent! Thanks for the info.

Thanks all, the last image was a bit of an afterthought after so much tweaking with the render. I used a great little piece of software http://www.hdrsoft.com/download/win.html , it's for hdri but you can use 1 image or adjust the exposure in PS first for 3 or 5 bracketed images. Thanks John

nice render

Thanks Lee, the brick isn't SU but it's a pretty standard jpeg that I altered the colour. I've been looking at pics of the Shables lately. Dave thank you also. Out of bordem today,this is what you'd see if some rotten sod stuck you down a drain......... [image: hUjx_02.jpg]

My chin hurts. Thank god I have rugs.

Great work as usual John! Texturing on the front wall is superb.

Wow, thanks John, really, really, REALLY helpful. I'll buy you a pint if you're ever in York.

@tadema said: James, thank you. Your comments are always welcome. TIG, thank you also. These are all modelled "by eye" from pictures I find on the web, the hardest part is finding something to draw. I’ve made a Tutorial that’s on James site but I’m not sure if I’m allowed to link it here. The old buildings have character and I love craftsmanship that went into constructing them, unlike the modern boxesof today; today’s tradesmen (I use the word lightly) couldn’t hold a candle to the old boys! It seems there all chasing the money now and no longer have any pride in their work. Regards John That's why my 60s lodge looks 'rubbish' and your lodge looks great !

Kristoff, Thank you as always. Pyroluna, Thank you for your comments also. Small windows are not a problem here, we have Electricity, flick a switch and the lights come on! its bloody brilliant stuff, we even have Gas if it gets cold. The reason for the tiling to the grass was a problem with Moles, anyway one dismissed that gardener after that little fiasco John

Like it wasn't real enough already. Your previous rendering were fantastic, but I think you outdid yourself on this one. You've definitely taken the realism up a notch.

Isn't that Appleby in Cumbria - well over the Yorkshire border ? Apart from the misplacement it is a wonderful render

I'd be expecting Sam Small walking down that lane... Really nice work as usual!

@krisidious said: something to be said when the model is more attractive than the photo... I was just thinking that when I looked at the two. Maybe the SU model won't look as shiny after it's sat around for a few decades? Nicely done model and render. Thanks for sharing.

Totally Perfect ..

@krisidious said: :shock: +1

The Blacksmiths Arms, what a great name. I think we should all meet there for a beer. Really enjoyable work.