[maudib]

Merlin, you have set your sights very high indeed. What you are describing is a huge undertaking even for an entire team of professionals, let alone a single amateur CGI artist. I am also doing something along the same lines as you on a much smaller scale... creating a BSG-style storyline. I've had this project of mine outlined for 12 years, and it has not changed with time. My advice to you is to put on blinders, forget about what everyone else is doing in the world, and follow YOUR creative vision, that is what being an artist is all about. There is no time limit to dreams, no rush, no deadlines to meet. The job get done in good time, when YOU and your inner muse decide it's done.