Thanks tamlin, I do seem to find myself publishing a small novel with every post I make, so it's good to hear that I at least post up something interesting from time to time
oOOoo a tutorial you say?
hmm, not sure how I'd create it into a tutorial, but maybe I'll put something together when I'm all done, from creative design process, to modeling processes, uv unwrapping, texturing (photoshop stuff too) lighting theories and processes, and renderings to final compositing and exporting in a post production program like apples shake or adobes' after effects...
althought i'll be somewhat new to the last couple sections myself. If there is enough interest I might just do that
Unleash: I might reserve the robot idea til the very end. I think it will completely change the whole feel of the scene which will be really interesting to see. Not sure what kind of robot, but I think it will be cool. ...remind me when i'm all done to try a version with a robot in it