thx for replies guys. makes me really proud that U like it
@hmg2007 - yeah, it's no secret

it's done in mental ray, the lights have a self-ilumination material on the bulbs, the sky light is from Daylight system and i used photographic exposure control. that's basicly it
@helicase - i'm working on some simple enviroment so stay tuned
@mpfive - well, the glowing lights are a bit tricky, i found about them when i watched a video about 4 new fetures in 3ds max. it's sort of postproduction made by max after rendering to make overburned pixels glare. There is another, better method there but it doesn't work with mental ray...at least thats what F1 says
here's another pic, hope u like it....i might overbrightened the lights in this one...just a bit