Same problem here. We need something along the lines of being able to use HL2 facial expressions with custom models, it really sucks when you find an excellent model and it's unuseable due to the eyes being fixed open.

http://cinematicmod.com/

This mod has excellent textures and materials for Half Life 2. So I've tried several times to import them into the Source Filmmaker to make everything look much better, to no sucess. All it manages to do is have invisable models. I've done this about four times now and am sure I've structured the folders correctly. So my question is, is it possible that these textures are too high poly or resolution for the SFM to handle? I've also used those "fixthemodel.bat" type files and it still fails to work. Thanks and just wondering if anyone has any insite into this one!

I'm not entirely sure as to what you're asking here. It seems like you want a glow around the hat -- you can do this in a few ways. I would suggest using a partical just shift through the ones provided or ones you have in your usemod/ games. If you don't know how to use particals check out this video, it helps a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLry-0Oddmo

Shifting through the partical editor and seeing what they look like and selecting from there is one of the easiest ways to pick a partical.