Many thanks on the shader question guys I just didnt want to waste my time in poser if I didnt have to.
BTW read over Shonner's skin shading tutorial and I think I am gonna give it a try import the same figure 2 times and use the standard tex on one and shonner's info on the other see how it works out :)
I will post a render once I get to it over the weekend. I swear though Carrara has me like a fat kid in a candy store atm cant get enough of using it :)