Your ship is incredible! Excellent model; like Brent said, the elements look like they DO something.... I don't have any particular recommendations for 3D lighting tutorials, but honestly any good photography or cinematography text will give you the basics. It's just a matter of translating reality into RDS space.... And like everyone said, welcome! Even though lots of folks here have moved on to Carrara, the programs are still similar enough to get great advice and ideas. Plus, there are several of us RDS dinosaurs here.... (Grrr, litst.)