Wasn't it Abe who wrote:
>Does anyone have any tips, suggestions or pointers towards getting a
>translucent effect in pov? (This is not to be confused with
>transparency.)

You might consider something like

     pigment {rgbt <1,1,1,0.7>}
     normal {bozo scale <1,1,10>*0.001}
     interior {ior 1.3}

This is intended to be viewed from along the z axis, so the normals are
scaled higher in the z direction than they are in the x and y
directions.

Depending on the exact effect you're after, you may want to tweak some
of those numbers. Increasing the ior increases the scattering. Changing
the pigment to {rgbt <1.5,1.5,1.5,0.7>} can look convincing in some
cases.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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