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*my much dl'd radios have never turned up in any render I've seen

As 3DS imports they are not exactly load-and-play, they need some work. See example above, completely done with Poser materials.

For those interested, you'll find nothing searching for "radio" but the radio's are here  :

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?user_id=77173

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