Yes, he is a Carpeithian. I am using Carrara 3. I recently got a better understanding of the VM and I am getting a bit more proficient on it. I am gathering funds to upgrade to Carrara 4 with the intention of using it's improved animation features in conjunction with it's landscaping ones to try and bring these type of characters to life. I recently became a Dad so I don't have much time or money to be messing around with this stuff as much as I would like to. But I will get there sooner or later.