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Originally posted by what_is_the_matrix:
**If someone has made models of the EVN ships (which I doubt, by the way), they're probably completely different from the originals (ie. a redesign of the ships to fit with some plug they're making, or something)
I guess the best solution would be, as someone already said, to simply erase the lightning bolts in photoshop. Keep in mind, though, that's a whole lot of frames that you'd have to modify.
Luckily for you, the Argosy is a relatively simple model (as compared to, say, the carrier), so in theory you could re-make the model and put on a new texture. Mechanisto, however, isn't the program that I'd use. Try POVRay ( www.povray.org ), or try Amapi, or some other inexpensive program.
The flames can be either easy or hard, depending on what you can do. If you know how to make flames in a 3D program, simply make an animation of the thing rotating, and then use the original argosy sprite (or mask, or whatever) to mask out the portions that shouldn't be seen. If you don't know how to make flames (and you don't want to find out), the you're going to have to make the flames using photoshop (frame by frame), and then use the original sprite (like above) to mask out the portions that you don't want.
I hope that made sense... I'm hungry and can't think quite straight.
Matrix
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Well, I'm lazy and have a short attention span............what was I talking about... 
Anyway I thought Mechanisto would be easier to understand than, say PovRay. I wish I could just get a Waco(?) Tablet and then draw what I want to appear, hit a key and watch the program create the image. If it exists, then the tablet is way to expensive, and then the software costs way too much.
So, I've taken a look at PovRay. After one night and one tutorial, it seems rather complicated. Is that what I'm stuck with if I don't want to spend 800 bucks?
I've never heard of Amapi. Since I am typing this out on my PC, I will try downloading it and see what it's like. I'm going to guess that the phrase "You Get What You Paid For" holds true, so that something like Lightwave 3d is far easier to use.
Thanks for the help. I will try to make sense of PovRay and Amapi, but I think I will most likely just edit the stills for the Ship purchase and remove the Lightning bolts.
I'll leave the Animation alone. (at least for now)
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