Thanks everyone--glad that you like them. :) Yeah Bill, that was exactly the idea--stages. The one with the little pool on top was just kind of an afterthought. I took a completely circular one I built and flipped it and did a boolean difference on it, then added water just for fun. Remember I asked a while back where I could find a Les paul guitar model and you sent me to 3D Cafe? Well, I've been working on this band scene for a little while now, and I was experimenting with different types of stages. BTW, the "water" can be removed from the one, as it's a separate part. Cheers, Mike PS Bill, that's an AMAZING picture of the tarpon. You are a very talented guy! Also, yeah, that's what it was--old rod. We were fishing for Red Drum, didn't even know there were any tarpon around. I managed to see several times at least before my rod snappped and then I cut the line. Those things really jump ALOT, man! it was kind of a shame I couldn't get it in, but it all happened so fast, I had very little time to react!