Flamingo isn't the only tool, and besides, you can do the texturing of the parts in Photoshop. When I find a good free Render tool, I'll let you know. I have done parts in Rhino, unrolled, or Squished them, printed them added textures in Photoshop, the bring it back into Rhino as a "PictureFrame". It still looks like a part, but now has any lettering or texturing applied. The sizing, if changed, can be done under transform, and everything looks like the same part. I do this without closing Rhino, and use CS3 or CS5 Photoshop. Not only that Rhino 5.0 has like 5 different levels of applying textures. You might want to check it out. I've been concentrating of Textures so I can finish off some models without having them looking so sterile. I don't like Add-ons that cost more than the program either. I was selected to get Pixar's "Renderman", the same full commercial version, for "FREE"! I just have to figure out a way of using it now.
Merry Christmas Allen, fellow believer.
John