I got my hands on a new shader package last night called Simbiont. It was free, which is my favorite price.

You gan glom it here: http://www.darksim.com/

So, I dropped a few of these new shaders onto my cobalt model, set up a few lights, and ran off a render to see how it looked.

I used the "Plush" shader on his furry areas, and as you can see, it makes him look like a muppet, which is kinda kewl.

Gonna upload a somewhat size-reduced full-length version next.

Rendered in Max using FinalRender GI. Some postwork in photoshop (adjust levels, add slight camera glow)