Runtime DNA has some very nice leather textures....

Hmmm, take it as a compliment, I think. I foresee a time in the near future when it will be impossible to sell static models to the poser/bryce community. Glancing through the marketplace, I see quite a few model sets for sale that are of lower quality than the freestuff that is available, often dramatically lower quality. I think the future for merchants in this community will be in posable figures, be it clothing or origional figures, or in very tightly packaged props complete with several highly detailed textures... Untextured, simple props are too available as freestuff for anyone in thier right mind to try to sell. Good posable figures, on the other hand, are somewhat rare amongst the freestuff out there, although exceptions exist. I should note that the quality of both freestuff and marketplace material has improved dramatically in the past few years. If it is put up for sale, make sure it is of high quality...

or killed them with mass downloaders.... I'd estimate a quarter of the 3d sites I had bookmarked 2 years ago are gone now, if not more. It is simply because most people see free stuff for download, and have to download it all right then... Most site's bandwidth just can't handle it. The site is forced to go under or become a paysite, or remove thier free content because of the greed and impatience of those who leech a site dry. Bookmark it...download a few items at a time. No need to take them all in one fell swoop.

Attached Link: http://www.dreamlandworks.com/

I have some axes up at Dreamworks, not textured but uv mapped... Runtime DNA has some nice worn metal textures.

Ahhhh, too cool, as I missed it last time...thanks for hosting this, and thanks daz....

Morphworld has a good tutorial on how to make one yourself, sorry I don't have the link handy....

heh, just checkin on that tut....8^)

That looks like Willjen's claymore....anyone heard or seen him lately? The morphing rapier in freestuff is very nice.

Bach, toccata and fugue in D minor... Physical Graffiti is a personal favorite. Rush, Soundgarden, Alice and Chains, Tool, System of a Down, Helmet, Satriani, Robert Johnson, ZZtop, Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix, Yes...

Hmmmm, 2 gigs of models on the HD, and that's not counting the 6 gigs of Brycefiles, and 5 gigs of poser files... Time for a bigger HD.

One thing that helped me alot was to make a small quick render of each model....now I can quickly browse through the thumbnails to find the particular model I'm after. I've started organising my models by the maker, all of Nitro's models together in one folder, all of Helmut's in another, and so on.

Attached Link: http://198.144.2.125/Armour/armour.htm

You might find this site useful for refence material, particularly the diagrams. The armor looks quite functional...what are you modeling this in?

I think you'll like Oregon... Possibly the most beautiful place I've visited and it was quite sad to have to leave. Try to make it out to the coast if you can, you will not regret it. PS...be sure to pack lots of film. Have a safe trip.

Attached Link: http://www.3dmenagerie.com/index-goo.htm

Bloodsong has a very good tutorial at her site, should help.

Attached Link: http://www.3dmenagerie.com/index-goo.htm

This is what I'd do.......might not be the best way. Load the object you wish to make conforming, then go to the setup room. In the setup room, load the bones of the character you wish it to conform to. With the grouping tool, assign all the polygons to the hip. Exit the setup room and save your figure. you're probobly wondering why I say to assign the whole thing to the hip.... Something you could try that might be simpler.... Load your figure, then the prop. Change the prop's parent to the hip, then set it to 'inherit bends of parent'. Try it and see if the results are acceptable. Bloodsong has a very good tutorial on her site, I'm including the link for you.