Thanks for the input folks. Kelley, ill give it a try with the hazing out of the most distant tower. The vehicle with the twin screws (actually those screw like shapes are part of those dirigieable balloon things, not screws as in propellers). They are an airship design I modeled last year, just thought it would make for a nice vehicel for my bionicle model.. I like the contrast between the high-tech robot character and the low-tech vehicle. Originally those vehicles had a big engine block between the two balloon sections. I removed the engine for this scene because it looked weird when the airship was next to the tower structure. Patrick, Right at the moment Im rendering a version with soft shadows enabled and experimenting with the global illumination. Ill try your other suggestions as well, bumping the terrain a bit (it does look flat), and "warming up" the sun. Cheers, H&B