I actually sent out a board email (and by accident, three times) but there was this issue with email notifications in general so it may have got(ten) stuck somewhere in the air. As for the non yet registered members; there are about six time more here than at the new board. This means of course a lot of newly registered ones and the number of those having posted a considerable amount but not registered yet is not too high. So maybe we can "collect" them. Shaun Tennant for instance.

@unknownuser said: Now all you need is the people sitting on the bleachers and the little boy underneath lighting crackers (fireworks). Fixed that for you!

I wondered about that too, John. I hope Ken responds. Bob, yes...I think so for the most part. But in the mid-50's Ike proclaimed Armistice Day expanded to honor all Veterans, changing the name here to Veterans Day. Daniel, my Dad mentioned the same sadness yesterday (he's coping, though not so well, with watching a 4th generation of veterans coming home...since he grew up just after WW1, as I did after WW2). I too fear for these guys (and gals now). I mean no disrespect saying, in general, I don't see that they have had to build the coping skills/experience my Dad's generation could count on to get by (just as my generation had less too). I pray they find the support they need to really "come home".

Jon, sounds like a wine to gift but not drink.

Firefox also does not load icons from time to time. We are dealing with it as we speak, solutions are beeing devised. Be patient.

Tom, I like it. You are developing this style great. Mike

Impresionante¡ Yes Tom, it is a model created with 3DStudioMax and 3DStudioViz among others, as I´ve been reading about arsvirtual. (no SketchUp yet)

ohhhh. now I get it. Three different theatres. Three different movies, not done intentionally. Okay then.

Very nice work. I like all three. I like the contrast of the first image - it would jump out beautifully on the front of a promotional brochure, for example. I like the overall mix of the second image - most pleasing to the eye - soft mixing of the trees (I like the soft transition from sky to tree on the left better than the lined delineation of the tree on the right), and the hard lines of the building stand out nicely. The style of the third image may have its place (bold!), but I feel like this particular perspective is constrained - like I want to see more of the houses, I'm trapped in an alleyway... and how did this great big tree get here? I can see how it could be cozy, but something about this view makes it feel a little closer to claustrophobic - and the trees are devouring the houses. I'm exaggerating, but you get the idea... fwiw Much respect for your work, Nick

tom, your stuff should be hung on a gallery wall! ever thought of printing them on very good thick paper and selling them? my respects to you as an artist!

What a great tip!!! Thanks Alan and thanks Tom for bringing it back up.

I have nvidia at both work and home - the one at home just happens to be a "better" model. I'm looking at replacing it though with the latest, if I can ever figure out which one would be the best (all this stuff is greek to me).

LOL Just watched a few myself, the 'metric system' one was funny, and strangely true...hmmm..

Yeah: humble...and sane!

Nice cat

James...you crack me up (should I be charging for the peepshow :`) I can't post the file 'cause it was a freebee on some entourage image site, and I really can't remember which one...really...honest. But some searching should hook you up. Best, Tom. (I will admit, since I teased you, I use her as a scale reference building growies I think for your same reasons for liking her. I made her 5'-6" for my eye height and can then put the horizon on the top of her head for reference...that's my story and I'm stickin' with it!)

lapx, here's a few of the pieces and parts I used to compile the new image (copied from the original or a subsequent generations). The two main buildings were massed from the original, one with the center section cut out, the other with a center added in the other direction. The details were either built from stuff similar to the "bridge" pieces shown, or painted with the clone brush...lots of touchup after all was in place. The fence I did with photomatch in SU because vector drawing in PSP would have taken me a lot longer...only had to fudge the wierd perspective once in SU. The fence was brought into PSP in three layers (cut behind the rest where appropriate): the shadows burned, the fence multiplied, and the posts normal but transparent...then again lots of touchup. That help? Best, Tom. [image: ~KBIrenderTut.jpg] [image: KBIfenceSUweb.jpg]

Cool, Phil...the wood grain and countertop texture is dead-on! Hope we get some more model/real postings here...thanks for sharing, Tom. Side note: the other surprise on mine was the coolness of the built brick used...I spent hours (beyond the billing!) trying to get the brick texture just the right shade of "warmer!" orange for my client :~b