aah if we had particles.... there's a method in trueSpace for replicating WETA's LOTR fire technique for the Balrog's fire.

the texture side we can duplicate in Poser. that's pretty easy. the problem is, you ned a particle system.

here's the link to the explanation - http://www.ninjadodo.net/4umfiles/tutorials/fire/firetut.html incase someone has any ideas on how to do it..