I got it but i can't quite see the problem if i simply hit render on that scene you sent me i get the result you see attached below. Which is exactly what i'd expect to see when i hit render at this stage of the tutorial.

If you open the file you just send me and hit render do you get a different result from the one below?

You might try deleting your prefs folder https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppor...o-Default.html

When you've done that render the file. Honestly i simply opened it and hit render so i think there must be something else going on. I'm also using Maya 2015 should not make much difference for this but...