So I just had an idea. To get more activity going on here, those of us who could do it all, don't. Shear with others, to get more folks involved. Model it, then pass it off to another to paint, yaa, I know it is allready done a lot.
I would suggest that you model something, post a render, and ask who would like to paint it. If you have some one that has limited painting skills, this would be you're oppertunity to M E N T U R E!
Who knows, we might get some new painters, and could even get some new modeling blood.