Thank you for the review HJ. I will take your comments into consideration, but I doubt I will have a chance to do much between now and the deadline. At first, I was offended when you said it was suitable for a space opera, until I looked up space operas, and if it's good enough for Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, I actually feel kind of honored. The thing is, I wanted to do something original, not just grab a blueprint of a current military vehicle.. Plus, in my little film, the design has some specific needs to fit the storyline, so, here it is. Anyways, thanks for putting on this little competition, it's kind of interesting.

I wasn't referring to your story. A space opera is generally more of an epic fantasy with technological trappings. Avatar probably wouldn't be considered a space opera. About the vehicle... The design is suitable for a space opera, but the lighting is a little off. I've actually downloaded the model and am currently playing around with different lighting sources. I would suggest some Environment lighting. I don't know why, but the idea of this ship swooping over a grassy field seems pretty sweet.

Note: I changed the video in the description to the introduction sequence to the next scene. The image (and lighting that came from it) was a frame of the video. Here is a link (the same as is above) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rXXDoarne8 In full disclosure: Much of the background setting was obtained from "The Creature Factory" Blender training DVD by the great Andy G. If I lose points for that, so be it. As I stated, I made the model for animation, I thought it would be best to show it in action.

The video in the description now shows the full scene, not just the intro. visit dx3studios.com for the whole film (to date)