HyperNURBS not enabled on the second render? (Wire frame) Seems more blocky than the first one.
It looks like it\'s just balancing on a peice of wood/base... Maybe add something down near the bottom of it like make it not rounded but flat like you see [url=\"http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-humanities/art/images/slideshow/students/ch01.jpg\"]here[/url]
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