great Jockey pic

Actually, that's a very poor render of a LightWave mesh that I have. The 3D package used apparently doesn't support subdivision models.. those sharp edges (the "technical" look you mentioned) are supposed to be rounded off. Look at the top of the bulge above and in front of the jockey's head, see how segmented it is, how you can see individual polygons? It shouldn't look like that. While it's not 100% accurate, it's really the only SJ 3D model available, and it's quite good for most uses. I was considering trying to retexture parts of it, but I doubt I'll have the time. Most people probably wouldn't even notice the little inaccuracies about it. The author is currently working on the alien itself, which I can't wait for.. I can make great renders of just about everything, but I'm not very good at modeling, especially organic shapes like this. Where's the YouTube video you mentioned?

it was this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrF7JNLWyIw well, this pic really kicks me, when this WOULD have been in the film..;)

Never the less...... It looks awesome.