"Tony[B]" wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if anyone can tell me how you would do the pointy
> triangles of the crown. I think making it out of a couple thousand
> (<17k) spheres in a blob {} is a bad idea, isn't it? :\ Maybe an
> isosurface can do this just as well, or some fancy CSG.

Not even really fancy...

difference{
    sphere{ < 0,0,0 > 6 }
    sphere{ < 0,1,0 > 6 }
    #local i=0;
    #while( i < 360 )
        sphere{ <6,0,0> 3 rotate y*i }
        #local i=i+45;
    #end
}

Adjust radii and sphere locations to taste.

P.S.:  3 days for a pic this size?  Ouch!
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