I don't have the TY2 mermaid myself, but it sounds like it uses an 'encoded' OBJ.

RTE Encoder should allow you to extract the new OBJ: http://www.rtencoder.com/

There's a handy illustrated tutorial on the process: http://www.rtencoder.com/2007/09/21/rtencoder-decoding-tutorial/

The key file to decode the RTE is probably the original OBJ for TY2

Conniekat, I did try and make sure everyone was standing up straight.  I was measuring in DAZ|Studio rather than Poser, and that seems to make the difference, it looks like everything is a bit smaller in Studio.

Quote - @ JarodIlcast Hmmm .................................. :blink:
My 1 metre ruler ........... is only 96 cm ???

I guess it must have been left out in the rain and shrunk, no?

cheers,
dr geep
;=]

Maybe it was just a cold day!

And just to throw some more confusion into all this, I shoved a bunch of figures into Studio and sized 'em up.  Unfortunately, I've only got Poser 5, so I couldn't measure Jesse, James, Simon or Sydney, but here's my list (some of the feet & inches are a bit approximate):
Aiko 3 - 166.65cm (5' 5 1/2")
The Freak - 183.9cm (6')
The Girl - 170.25cm (5' 7")
David 3 - 166.5cm (5' 5 1/2")
Hiro 3 - 166.8cm (5' 5 1/2")
Laura 3 - 143.25cm (4' 8 1/3")
Luke 3 - 143.25cm (4' 8 1/3")
Michael 2 - 185.15cm (A little under 6' 1")
Michael 3 - 185.1cm (A little under 6' 1")
Stephanie 1 - 179.9cm (A little bit under 5' 11")
Stephanie Petite - 166.5cm (5' 5 1/2")
Victoria 2 - 179.95cm (An even littler bit under 5' 11")
Victoria 3 - 179.9cm (A little under 5' 11")
Victoria 4 - 179cm (5' 10 1/2")
DAZ Troll - 214.9cm (7' and 1/2")
Nybras - 313.5cm (10' 3 1/2" including his horns!)

Terai Yuki 2 - 165.3cm (5' 5")
Dork - 183.45cm (6' and 1/4")
Posette - 172.6cm (Just a hint under 5' 8")
Don - 184.45cm (6' and 1/2")
Judy - 176cm (5' 9 1/4")

And winner of the tallest (human) guy in DAZ|Studio is:
Apollo Maximus 2007 - 185.35cm (Just a teeny tiny hair under 6' 1" (it's actually 0.97"))

It occurs to me that Anton will know exactly how tall Apollo should be, has he ever posted this?  I couldn't find anything on the r'osity forums, but that could just mean my Search Fu is weak.

DAZ|Studio uses the metric scale.

I don't know if this helps any or just further clouds the issue, but in Studio, Steph Petite is 166.5cm tall (about 5ft 5 1/2ins), V3 is 179.75cm and V4 is a touch shorter at 179cm (around 5ft 10 1/2ins).

And Dr Geep's 1 metre ruler is 96 cm!

Very nice work, stahlratte, I think you might be singlehandedly sparking off a whole new interest in the Girl across Poserdom!

I too would be grateful if you could let me have the download link

Thanks
Jarod

PS kudos also to Veritas777 for a bunch of nice 'promo' renders and cheerleading this fine figure over at DAZ

MCDesign has amongst their fine selection of weaponry, a S&W Model 629 .44 Magnum revolver available here: http://www.mcdlabs.com/3Dmodels/FREE_MODELS/weapons.html Also, I'm not sure where (or if) it's still available, Hongyu's rather excellent revolver while not marked as such, is very much styled after S&W revolvers. I think it was part of the last xmas merchant's freebie giveaway, if anyone knows where those can be found, it is definitely worth a download.