>>2116
I have limited experience with 3d so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I'd actually recommend that you make the jump to Blender sooner rather than later. The more time you spend learning all the quirks and eccentricities of SFM, the harder it will be for you to break away from them and learn all of Blenders oddities. You'll definitely experience a decline in quality when you first try it out, but once you learn the basics of the program, Blenders lighting system will give you instant production value.

Also, that preview looks great!