Here's my latest skin... GANT MSN Skin based on the G.A.N.T Iconset by Mattahan and Reluna VS by Bant. The idea of this started because I wanted an msn skin to fit my desktop theme... Anyway, I've attached a screenshot....
[edit]This is my sixth and last skin... I would like to thank everyone here for their support. Thanx
Download GANT MSN

... very nice one

As well as Rolando releasing his newest skin...theres more..read on:

New skin released, as well as the last...
       
             Everything sadly must come to an end. He revolutionised MSN Messenger skinning, in my views and has definitely gone a long way from one skin to a great multi-tude of skins. His work extends from the great Mess.Be to Neowin.net with great praise from all. I am personally a large fan of his and I wish I could do what he can. His MSN Messenger skin based on the linux mascot is one of my favourites. Even when I thought there was no way he could improve his skins, he miracously and unbeleiveably did it! As time passed we became what I would call good friends. I trusted him and he trusted me. He even let me test his skins,an oppurtunity so many dream of having. His work is admired by so many others, skinners and "messers" alike. I would even go as far as saying that everyone of you "messers" would be honoured if he did a skin you requested or a skin based on your software.

    Recently he moved along to help and be active in the Messenger Plus! forums. There he was a hit as well. People there loved his skins. Thanks to him -- we now have a new generation of skinners. With every new release of MSN Messenger -- he was there, updating his skins for those hungry-skin-using users out there. I guess it's safe to say that although he updated the skins, when he did so, he wasn't exactly the happiest of us all. I mean seriously, if you were annoyed at something, a new program that you have to update your skin for, would you carry on and update it? I know I wouldn't. Where I would have given up, he never ceased. Where I would have stopped with one, he made many. Where I would have failed, he prevailed.

    It's been an honour being his friend, colleague in a way and skin tester. It has been an honour to also report such news as this to the Messenger community about his skins. His work is greatly appreciated by myself and I'm sure by others too. This person is none other than the great skin god, Rolando. I believe he wished to go out with a bang. As with his decision to end MSN Messenger skin production, he is also releasing one last skin. His decision is final, no matter how hard I try to persuade him to stay, he has good reason to left the MSN Messenger skinning scene and I highly doubt he will be forgotten anytime soon.

    Regardless, I fully support his decision -- even though I'm still trying to get him to stay. I do believe, this is a rather sad day for the MSN Messenger community that has grown a substantial amount over time. If you have any problem with this post then please inform me somehow, but bear in mind, what I say here is what I truly mean. This post is quite personal and I hope it will not be removed anytime soon, I do hope it will pass over time but will not be modified no removed.
   
    In honour of the once great MSN Messenger skin god, Rolando.

    I end by saying,
    That I believe that this is a rather sad day for the MSN Messenger community.

    Great work Rolando, I do wish you could have stayed. You are an asset to the MSN Messenger community beyond imagination -- in my honest and true opinion. Your work surpasses that of any I've seen before (no offence to anyone intended) and you are a great friend, colleague and role model to me.

    - EvilSeph

         Closing Message by Rolando:
Well it's been a great 8 months... After 148 thousand visitors, 53 thousand downloads, over 900 emails replied to, and a countless number of hours spent on this project, I decided to close Roland Underground, which gave you 6 MSN Messenger skins. There is no reason other than I don't have any time. It has been a great time and please don't expect anything else... For all of you who want to have my skins they can still be found in every new version of MSN Messenger - Windows X
                                  Rolando

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very nice... but your theme does most of the work

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Originally posted by lylesback2
very nice... but your theme does most of the work

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what can i say? well.. first its sad to know that we wont be able see more amazing work from you in the future.. your skins were always topped to perfection.. and nothing will compare to your hard work and effort you had always put into them. I wish you the best..

Secondly.. dammit.. another great skin! lol
                           don't forget your skinning days..

Sk3tch

A huge thanx for EvilSeph and everybody here in the community... Seph you were a gr8 friend indeed and still are... and I can't thank you enough for the posts u made already =)

Farewell Rolando! We'll miss you!

New skin is now on mess.be and so is EvilSeph's tribute. It has been placed on it's own page. I really hope we can encourage new msn skinners, you've been an inspiration.

Thanks for everything!
ZiPP

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Seph you were a gr8 friend indeed and still are

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please don stop

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Originally posted by EvilSeph
Everything sadly must come to an end

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but why so soon???

Skinning takes time, a lot of time.

Rolando is one of those people that love everything to be perfect. Which is one of the reasons why his work is the best.

Without a doubt his decision is justly made. He actually doesn't have a choice but to leave. He has a life and has decided to give more time to that, rather than to skinning.

He loves skinning yet he still wants to achieve a lot in life. He is aware that skinning isn't everything, and for that I respect him. His decision is no doubt a huge blow to the MSN Messenger community, yet it is the right decision.

Why so soon? Well, he simply doesn't have a choice.

-ES

skin is awesome but wat is GANT?

sorry to see u got ur an awesome skinner thx for all the great skins u hav made...

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A Quote of Rolando's from Neowin
Here's my latest skin... GANT MSN Skin based on the G.A.N.T Iconset by Mattahan and Reluna VS by Bant. The idea of this started because I wanted an msn skin to fit my desktop theme...

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Since I can't post on any phantom Mess.be forums, I'll post it here.

I would like to express my deepest thanks to first of all, Rolando. I won't drone on about him this time however, I believe you've had enough of that

Secondly, I would like to express my and Rolando's deepest thanks to Dwergs, ZiPP and the Mess.Be Staff for everything they've done. Most notably, the honour and tribute page for my great friend, Rolando.

Thanks!

P.S. If you think this is spam -- merge my posts.

well .. we started out fighting .. but over time we grew to be friends .. rolando even helped me work on some of my own projects including my site and the xbox skin ... i truly beleive he is the best graphics artist out of all of us .. and i will miss looking at the new skin he shows me on MSN and saying WOW!!!! .... sad to see you leave us rolando ... Everything that has a beginning .. Has an end

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A Quote of Rolando's from Neowin
Here's my latest skin... GANT MSN Skin based on the G.A.N.T Iconset by Mattahan and Reluna VS by Bant. The idea of this started because I wanted an msn skin to fit my desktop theme...

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Awsome skin rolando too bad your gonna stop your a awsome skinner!

GREAT SKIN MAN

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Originally posted by Shady
Everything that has a beginning .. Has an end

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thx everyone ^^