Blimey, according to the Daz newsletter I have just received, Noggins actually is a Cockatiel. Who's a clever boy then?!? Seriously, my grandfather used to keep cockatiels and when I saw this expansion pack I just had to get it and the parrot. And they are great! I realise that most of you probably have them already, but for anyone who hasn't - they rock. I adore the cockatiels. They are so sweet and so realistic. Top work from Noggins - as always. Shame they didn't get him to do the Mill Cat, what an ugly beast!

"Noggin": a small mug or wooden cup; its contents, a dram of about a gill; a drink (of beer, spirits etc.). (cf Chambers Dictionary, i990 Edition.) "Cockatiel": a type of parrot (not in Chambers, their bad!) "Cocktail": a concoction of spirituous or other liquors. (Also Chambers). So: Noggin the cockatiel = "A parrot, full of spirits":-)) (Hence the phrase "As drunk as a Parrot" (which comes shortly before "As sick as a Parrot"). LOL Diolma (And sorry for being facetious...)

"Top work from Noggins - as always. Shame they didn't get him to do the Mill Cat, what an ugly beast!" I agree, the big cat is a model that I think so many of us were looking forward to realism and high quality posing.