Thanks Will
The thing is that, with that clue for increasing the poly numbers that Michael gave I was able to do quite a good enough job just with the Carrara displacement painting. (Avoiding the need for 3 apps!)

Bythe time the 3dCoat version3 is fully implemented (soon), it, with MoI and Carrara, will be a great combination for just about anything.

Brian

ps The attached shows the revised poly set up from Michaels settings advice. Compare with Image A in the first post.