on polycount they have this thing goign called texture tag where sombody posts a texture sheet of a character or what ever and everone else will try to make a differentm odel that uses the same textures 
heres what i came up with it is also my max learning project
[Blocked Image: http://riviera.heaven.nexusirc.at/warby/3dart/02%24misc/four_legged_mech_unlit.jpg]
[Blocked Image: http://riviera.heaven.nexusirc.at/warby/3dart/02%24misc/four_legged_mech_comic_book_color_beauty_render.jpg]
its a bit more busy than i hoped it would be but i like it none the less
