Okay, I've been putting it off for long enough, foregoing the boost in efficiency provided by VSS 'cause I was too busy developing my shaders to learn how to use it.  It's about time for me to hop on the bandwagon!  Here's my first published (second ever) render using VSS.  The shaders are still my own, but I applied them with a custom-tailored VSS prop.  It was actually pretty self-explanatory.  You've probably heard this more times than you can count, BB, but nice work!

Rendered in PoserPro 2010 with material-based AO, raytraced shadows, and render-engine GC enabled.  The lighting is an original setup consisting of two rim spotlights (one on either side to keep the back lighting symmetrical), one fill spotlight, and one main spotlight, all with inverse square falloff.