I'm finding MoI, Alibre and Simlab an awesome combination of tools to rapidly create 3d models and scenes.  Check out some of my work at  http://GoldPeeps.com to understand the level of creativity that can be developed in just a few days.  The humanoid character "Prospector Pyrite Pete" originated in Alibre, with clothing and hat made possible with MoI3d. 
This GoldPeeps site is less than a month old, so all renders were created over the last week. The environments were generated by E-On Vue.  3D Models rigged by Poser, for easy manipulation in Vue.   If you want to render some gold prospecting scenes like this, I am sharing my models (all textured and in .obj) at Renderosity.com, search FREE OBJECTS under artist "dream cutter".
 
Shoot me a message if you need tips or hints.
 
R/ Dream Cutter  
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