ok here is an avi of the animation, it's really dark cause there were no lights apart from the default light and it's also really "busy" (you'll see what I mean)
It's still in the preliminary stages but I'd really like some feedback.
Cheers
Alan
Ps Is the video ok for everyone else? I'm getting really jerky playback for some reason! 
https://www.alanwoods.co.uk/files/geometryTest.zip
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