Just a small update before I go to bed.

Started a little bit of the texturing and added several more lights.  Did some more adjusting and scaling (not obvious but I moved over half the objects in this scene).

I'm now in what I call "stare" mode.  I go through this a few times on a project like this.  It's a phase where I just have to stare at the source image and think about how I will do all of the parts, which parts should go first, how parts should fit etc..

This project has so much depth in it that it's hard to get a grip on it.  As I've been sifting through the source image, I think I've ID'd two humanoids in it.  Not sure really but I'll put in two dudes in space suits just for my own fun (we'll see you you all can find them).

I discovered a SUPER whacko bug.  When I render with the primivol fog primitive showing, Carrara won't utilize my computer 100% (REALLY weird!).  I've never experienced this bug in any incarnation ever before (whacky!).  The image I've put here replaces the fog using the realistic sky and now my computer is back to rendering 100%.  Just flat out messy weird!

Anyway, this is going to take a while but the journey will be cool.

-Kix