LOL, been hitting the cider have you then, Paul? I know how you feel. I can model in Bryce, but the wireframe displays of a complex Bryce model give me a headache. I can model using several of the heretical apps and do a darn good job of making buildings, mechanicals, or organic forms, but I don't feel quite as welcome here as I used to. I don't even have a gallery here currently. 
  
It's a darn shame. Bryce is the easiest app to set a model up in. You can quickly set up materials, lighting, and POV, and incorporate the model into a very effective scene. I used to recommend Bryce to other modelers using one of those heretical apps that doesn't have a built in renderer, but no so much anymore. I recommend Carrara to them, not because it's better, or easier to use, but because the people in that forum don't give a fig about whether or not you built the model using Carrara. All they care about is if it looks good and renders well.