This:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2404302

is as good as it gets for me, on my machine... sigh.  I am letting Carrara users know, in case anyone wants to take on the project of making backgrounds for people like me. I buy a LOT of backgrounds here at the marketplace.

Best,

Lyne

and PS.. I DID lower all the render settings, and I DID pull as much out of the scene(s) as I could to make it less resource intense...it's just no go with any of Howie's glorious sets.

Life Requires Assembly and we all know how THAT goes!