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Oooh man, I had some good (and BAD) memories with that!
A member from this forum, cooldude234, started a long while ago tackling a recreation of the application. See here:
http://www.anim8or.com/smf/index.php/topic,4041.0.html

okay folks, i think this is it... 3-and-a-half hours of render time later!  pretty happy with how this has turned out

For the image size and detail, that 3.5 hours is IMPRESSIVE

These looks amazing!!
@thecolclough, that is BRILLIANT! I think yo can eschew the red/orange "issues" because it actually looks natural for the lighting. Beautiful!

@fromsoysauce and fss knows I love her work always, that goes without saying )

I haven't messed with the project much this week- I may actually have to drop out, as life just got busy :/

Hands are pretty difficult.
Remember that morph target points move in a straight path to their morph, so if you want a round motion (like you'd see in a real hand joint), you could either use two separate morphs in two positions, or just use bones. Bones would certainly look the best and give the most flexibility. Plus, you don't have to worry about making the two sides of the hand perfect in their morphs, just the bones (which I find way easier).

If the "horrible distortions" are something else, perhaps it's because you're using integers or values greater than 1.0? That causes the morph points to continue in their straight path and go over the "target" amount, though it can be used to good effect in cartoony characters when you want to bring a little bit more life into facial animations and stuff.

Good luck!

must admit i had a moment of doubt looking at the earlier WIPs, but she came out good in the end

Same, FSS, the tail looked pretty stiff in the very first iterations. She's so cute, well done

thecolclough, that looks awesome!! The text "Anim8or" is a wee bit difficult to read for my taste (it seems a little too transparent maybe), but that's just me. The scene looks really cool, though.

Noting tha the towel will be added soon.... fromsoysauce, got any tips on cloth modelling? Like I said, I'm going for the most realistic scene possible. I'll probably be using Raxx's plugin PHUR and even adding tons of tiny fibers sticking off of the towel. But, one step at a time!

I'll post a new update sometime later tonight. I've got a couple ideas that'll make my scene a bit more of a contender in this comp! )

I'm interested, where else does red man get discussed?

I only post these on a small amount of places, so I might not know.

I was actually referring to the skill of animation timing - there are tutorials and stuff everywhere.

FSS< that is MINDBLOWING! I rally like the way you did the feet, getting th detail of the fins in there while still keeping them "stylish". Cool!