cheers t1ck. stuck at work for the next few days :angery:, so UVs will have to wait. I am glad to have finally started textures though. I have been checking out What Laptop and 3d Worlds' websites. Thanks for the good info. At the moment I am drooling over the Asus V6V and also the Rockdirect Pegasus, though I know nothing about computers , so I may need to get my girlfriend to do some research... I noticed in some of the threads that people were advising against laptops, but it would be great to take Maya to work as I do nightshifts. :zzz: