Blender Basics: And The Soldier Marches on (along with all his rendering issues!!!)

So, I got farther on rendering my soldier. I got him and his clothing rigged and mostly into place, when all of a sudden I went to render to find out my textures are ALL. GONE.

Just GONE. I don't get it. The files are still there. The settings under all the modifiers are still there... but the UV's and the images to be mapped seem to be missing. It's 9:37 and I'm about this close to imploding from frustration, lack of sleep, stress and hunger (for tacos).


Well, at least I have my Sponge Bob hat on today. That's one little island of joy in this evening's river of suck.

The Sword!