Where can I find free or buy "next-gen" 3D Assets?

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Published on 2011-10-11T08:50:18Z Indexed on 2012/06/05 10:47 UTC
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Usually I buy 3D Assets from sites like turbosquid.com or similar.

My problem is that I have lately implemented glow, normal maps, specular (and specular power) maps and reflection maps and I can't find any models that use those techniques.

So where can I find / buy "next gen" assets (at least models/items with a normal map)?

I have checked for similar posts but those I found are about either free only or 2D or 'ordinary' 3D so I hope this is not a duplicate.

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