thx to all replies....maxwell is really a funny tool...not for being used in production so far..the rendertimes are around 2-20 hours, depending on the complexity of your scene....

Too bad I haven't had the time to make so big progress like other I used to know when I've been here last time..good job all of you !!

Time to work a little bit more in MAYA
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Played a bit with some shaders and materials...modeling is finished...now it's time for texturing... ;O)

http://bulletproof.euda.org/-=MAYA=-/-=Gallery=-/p51dhdri2.jpg...

Wanted to model the whole thing as Nurbs-Object, but after stitching the wings to the body leaded to ugly results, I thought, why not using Poly's insted of an extreme sliced Nurbs-Object....so I...

Haven't started yet...have to finish modeling first...but sooon ;o)

Hey Klaus !!
That doesn't count !! That's post !

Still looking great...I've seen the whole animation on your website...great progress Mr. Inferno ! ;)

Holy !! My computer wouldn't even open that file...not to speak from rotating it ;)

I see that on the really loooong numbers on the upper left of your screen...

well done !!

Started modeling this plane some days ago...invested some hours modeling so far...I'm not that fast using poly's at the moment..but I'm working on it...hope you like it anyway...started this project...

Very strange TV-Shows you have there ;o)

thx for all the comments....makes me feel like home again...like if I were never away ;)

Turning out really niiiiiiice !! ;O)

So just a bit finetuning...and I'd say: let him out into the great wide world ;)