Graphic based textures (images) should be changed to additive mode in Lightwave - although if you like the way it looks for your eagle you don't have to change it. Also, alpha channels ("transparency maps" in Poser) should be inverted to work correctly in Lightwave. I've got LW 6.5 too (on a Mac).

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