For a friend of mine, who's a great guy and an inspirational athlete - a few years ago he came off his motorbike - bad enough - but then got hit by on oncoming car, breaking his back (t4) and paralysing him from basically the armpits down. I met him when he turned up to train for half-marathon, less than six months after getting out of hospital. He's a mono-skier with a shot at the next Paralympics and someone who works tirelessly to raise the profile & facilities for disabled athletes across the UK. This render is a bit of wishful thinking (and I certainly hope it doesn't offend or upset anybody - it's meant as a tribute to some tremendous courage and determination), but hey, todays science fiction is tomorrows science fact. I ummed and ahhed over posting it, but in the end I figured if you can't post a tribute to a friend and include a future hope for them - however currently remote - then disability sports will continue to be hidden, not talked about, and get the thin end of the funding wedge. Champion your mates and respect your enemies, after all ;) If you want to know more about mono-skiing, try the BPA website, or just enter the term into google for info relevant to your area - it's a fab sport and takes your breath away to watch. Happy rendering everybody! Keep having fun and posting.. always good to see. Comments and critiques always welcome. Skip Credits: Daz3d for Wedge-cut hair, basic vest top (heavily messed around with by me!), textures combination of overlays, shaders and a free tex I found somewhere (sorry, can't remember where.. might have been rdna? but have mucked it about considerably). Boots: Daz Treadz. Skis: ObSkis here at Renderosity, Leg 'borg gear - spinal pieces from As Shanim. Rendered in Daz, Postworked in Photoshop