plumrd?

But yes, I always knew I would be getting Bryce 7 for the scenes and backgrounds I would like to make. (I would like to try my hand at those shiny glass textures)

As for which modeler, that is a little trickier but I've narrowed it down to two final contenders: Moi 3D and Zbrush. Since I've recently had to format (because of Bryce arguing with my PC) I haven't yet tried the demos for either of these programs, but the screens shots and the demo videos I've seen look very promising.

I gave modo 401 a try with the demo, but I was greatly restricted with the time I could spend in the program. Their demo last only for 15 days and I only had 7 days with it, and in the middle of installing everything else on my new PC, I didn't spend as much time getting to know modo 401 as I would like.

But in the end, I like the idea of both modeling and sculpting, so I will probably end up getting both Zbrush as well as what modeler I choose, which at this point, looks like Moi 3D.