That's 3 days, 3 hours, 15 mins, and 30 seconds. lol 8D I do hope you have the patience for it, although you could do it in bits by letting it render when you sleep, saving it when you wake and restarting for the next sleep session. At least that's how I usually do these horrendously long renders. BTW, was it a surprise visit by your mother in law, or more importantly do you get on with her? 8) Catlin