I created some new Photoshop brushes which you can download here ...
http://stormvisions.com/pages/freebies/photoshop.php

you can see a few sample textures made with them here

http://stormvisions.com/media/download_gallery/sv_rustyrobot_preview_lg.jpg

thanks, but is there a way you can convert them to greyscale clips? that way i can use them with gimp

I understood that Gimp version 2.4 and higher can automatically convert them? If not I'll convert them all now. I was planning on doing that but on a search saw a post that Gimp could now read abr?

>from forum:

>Also, if you place ABR (photoshop brushes) files in the brushes folder (program files/gimp-2.0/share/gimp/2.0/brushes) then you can access the PS brushes within GIMP!
http://forums.legitreviews.com/about16338.html

DARN! The file is incomplete -only shows two brushes and I can't recover the Photoshop temp file. Screwed. I'll have to redo the collection. I'll save the individual images next time. What a waste of time.