Truespace 3D Modeling Tutorials

Every time I learn more about 3D modeling in general I am completely and utterly facinated with the act of creating artwork in this three dimentional medium. In the beginning I was driven to just create a few 3D models for an silly antequate video game called Battlezone II Combat Commander. After I achieved this goal to some extent I soon realized that Truespace 3D was infinately more capable of producing high quality models for the sheer boundless pleasure of producing true 3D works of art. As I learn to master the TS material editor and it's endless possiblities; I am once again visually seduced by the amazing rendering capabilties of Truespace. By today's wonderful 3D rendering standards BZII capabilities are quite crude and very limited in the kinds of models that are possible with the BZII rendering engine. Granted for it's time BZII was probably state of the art in terms of functionality, but it pales miserably in comparison to what 3D model making has evolved into nowadays. This simple BZII Bird model was rendered with reflective materials applied and the lighting was adjusted to create an image with a shadow. Truespace supports an endless number of material based effects, Unfortunately, video games like BZII don't support rendering these wonderful effects on my models. Truely a shame for creative 3D model makers like myself.