yeah, I know, those lens flare's are a pain. This was only a test anyway.
Yeah I already tried that Kirk, only I have 3ds Max R3 and that's not in the list to select during the install/extraction.
I could be mistaken, but I think GMAX can import .obj, and it's free. I know for a fact that milkshape can import/export both .obj and .nif, that's not bad, milkshape is a bit basic compared to GMAX and MAX, but it's really cheap, and has a 30 day trial period.
BTW, here's a phaser beam I put together in photoshop.