Fishsmith....you could be right...after you mentioned that..i blew up a couple to look for creative art techniques and recognizable art program features that i'm familiar with and couldnt see the defects that would indicate that they were indeed fakes....but on the other hand...with what can be done with special effects and simulation...they could be just art....but if so they are very skillfully done. they are cool looking ..none the less....yep