Ang, If the challenge doesn't forbid it, poser figures may be ok, as long as they aren't the focus of the scene - however it's almost always better to do your best at trying to make your own figures. Rochr and a couple of others have done wonders with metaballs - you might look for tutorials on metaballs in general by doing a google for metaball +tutorial or something like that. Don't be too critical of yourself at first and keep trying! - TJ