dbowers22 - yes I know that. I've done it. I also create my own props using my modeller apps.

The thread was about inspiration - so I tried to provide some..:-))

And getting all those textures onto the CD covers, not to mention those cracked crystal-cases, and the cracked spines of the books.... also not to mention that most books aren't rectangular (for paper-backs, the spine tends to curve inwards in Z-axis, for hard-backs they tend to curve outwards, and the covers on hardbacks are thicker and somewhat bigger  in all dtmensions than the pages.)

Although all that is probably irrelevant for a medium/distant prop..

I can do it  And often do.  Actually, I can probably do everything I suggested (except possibly the overflowing ashtray - that might come out seriously poly-heavy).

But if somebody gets inspired by my suggestions they might come up with something that's better than I could do (not difficult), and help others too.
I posted that list to help provide food for thought (even if that food is half-eaten and lying on a dirty pavement/sidewalk) :-))

(Come to think of it, I may even have inspired myself. Hmmm... Now that is a BAAAD thing 'cos I've got 3 other boring projects that I need to finish before the end of the month...)

Cheers,
Diolma