There have been a few mentions of SHADE possibly spawning a whole new crew of modellers. I don't want to be a wet blanket for those who've pre-ordered, and I don't know SHADE's capabilities either, but I suspect it's not going to pan out that way. I modelling was only about building the model, I'd agree. But (as dominique pointed out above), modelling's only one part of a long process. For me, modelling is by far the quickest and easiest part. An average pack takes me 2 - 3 weeks to model, then another 2 months to finish off. After the modelling, there's the mapping, rigging, cr2 editing, joint params, texturing, making MATs and testing it all. Believe me, it's not for the faint-of-heart. And that's only for home use. If you want to sell anything, there's a whole other slew of things to do (the worst part, IMO). I think you have to want to make your own content. Most current modelling software has been made so easy to use that pretty much anyone could do it, if they took the time to learn. I hope SHADE will expand the market and give people more choice, but I'm not counting on it. mac