Wow, what awesome help for a 3d newb!!!!!! You guys are a God send! Thanks for all the info, really. I'll use Catch 123d for faces/heads and other objects (Autodesk offers a good bit for free with Catch 123D which i think could be pretty useful), and AbnRanger's advice for what all that will add to my endeavors.
Perfect. After i become a Master at everything 3d, i'll share what skills i will have acquired as much as possible. If anyone needs any help in the audio/daw field btw, i can definitely help in the arena, as i've spent the last 25 yrs mastering it (my work: wordsong. info), hoping i can now integrate it in with short films using Poser. Anyway, thanks again guys..
Timothy