Another way is to create a picture of your planet (or crescent planet) in Photoshop. for instance, with LunarCell or something similar. Then create a b/w mask and apply the planet and the mask on a 2D face. Repeat as much as you like. Position wherever you like. You know about these links, right? http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/ http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/civ/DavidWeb/resources.htm Planet texture maps.

-- erlik