Why not post WIPs in threads in the forum?  That's essentially what you're asking for; a gallery, but with forum qualities.  

Very good point, Jen. Excellent point, even.

Quote -  Why not post WIPs in threads in the forum?  That's essentially what you're asking for; a gallery, but with forum qualities.  

People already post images to forum posts now. Shouldn't be too much of a stretch of their imaginations to use the forums.

I bought a couple of Countess/Silver's Merchant resource packs for hair. With the economy the way it is, they help with different colors for Hair styles without having to pick up specialized mat packs. A little bit of time working in the Material Room on P7 and I can use the colors for many of my hair packs.

There are limits, but it helps to learn your tools. I also use Wardrobe Wizard 2 a lot. Again, knowing your tools.

I have been reading the forums looking for tricks to make my favorite Packages go the extra mile with the Generation 4 figures. It's not the perfect process but it works for me. If I find something that Wows me, then I grab it. Or rather I look to see if there is similar items at different price points.

Example is the Windy Wizard Robes. High Quality, but the price tag is more than I can cost justify given my budget. Especially when Platinum Club has Robes available...

I'll have to agree: something has to be pretty incredible for me to shell out more than US$15 (which is closer to AUD$18, and I actually earn less now than when I lived in Calif... the things we do for love :biggrin:). There are a few items that meet that criteria, but for the rest, Morph Clothes and Blender have made things a lot more affordable and flexible.

Much as I like WWiz II, bringing an item into Blender and tweaking the mesh there actually serves more than one purpose: you get a good look at the mesh, and you can add geometry in places you think might need it (flexion/folding). This is what I call making the item my own.
Then, bringing it into Poser with Obj2Cr2 makes the whole conforming process reasonably painless and then I invoke Morph Clothes to allow the thing to fit my favourite characters.

There are some items I probably wouldn't do it to - most notably those that have a lot of morph targets - but freebies and simply-made items yield great satisfaction when managed this way.