Problem with 3ds loader

I've tried starfire loader for .3ds files, and I cannot see anything. Yes,
it
loads OK (no errors) but no image is seen.
here is my code


import java.awt.*;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.*;
import javax.media.j3d.*;
import javax.vecmath.*;
 
import java.applet.Applet;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
 
import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
import com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene;
 
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 
import com.sun.j3d.loaders.ParsingErrorException;
import com.sun.j3d.loaders.IncorrectFormatException;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 
import com.mnstarfire.loaders3d.Loader3DS; 
//import com.microcrowd.loader.java3d.max3ds.Loader3DS;
//import com.mnstarfire.loaders3d.Inspector3DS;
 
 
public class load3d extends Applet
{
      
  private Canvas3D c;
       
       public load3d()
		 {
		        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
              GraphicsConfiguration config =
              SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
              c = new Canvas3D(config);
              add("Center",c);
              SimpleUniverse u = new SimpleUniverse();
              BranchGroup scene = createSceneBranchGroup();
              u.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
              u.addBranchGraph(scene);
		 }
 
 
 
		 protected BranchGroup createSceneBranchGroup()
       {
              BranchGroup objRoot = new BranchGroup();
        
		 
              TransformGroup objTrans1 = new TransformGroup();
              Transform3D tr = new Transform3D();
              objTrans1.getTransform( tr );
           // tr.rotX(90.0 * Math.PI / 180.0);
              tr.setScale( 0.7 );
              objTrans1.setTransform( tr );
              TransformGroup objTrans2 = new TransformGroup();
             
objTrans2.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
             
objTrans2.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_READ);
     
	 BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(
                                      new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
												  
												 
              //Set up the global lights
              Color3f lColor1 = new Color3f(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f);
              Vector3f lDir1 = new Vector3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
              Color3f alColor = new Color3f(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f);
              AmbientLight aLgt = new AmbientLight(alColor);
              aLgt.setInfluencingBounds(bounds);
              DirectionalLight lgt1 = new DirectionalLight(lColor1,
lDir1);
              lgt1.setInfluencingBounds(bounds);
              objRoot.addChild(aLgt);
              objRoot.addChild(lgt1);
				 
				  
             //load the object file
 
				  
                Loader3DS loader = new Loader3DS();
	 loader.setFlags(Loader3DS.LOAD_ALL);
			  
 
                 Scene scene = null;
	 try{
	 scene = loader.load("3Dimka_Pink_Panther_ready.3DS");
	 }
	 catch (Exception e)
              {
              scene = null;
              System.err.println(e);
              }
              if( scene == null )
                  System.exit(1);
				
	
              //connect the scenegraph
              objTrans2.addChild( scene.getSceneGroup() );
              objTrans1.addChild( objTrans2 );  
              objRoot.addChild( objTrans1 );
				  
	 // Set up the background
              Color3f bgColor = new Color3f(0.05f, 0.05f, 0.5f);
              Background bgNode = new Background(bgColor);
              bgNode.setApplicationBounds(bounds);
              objRoot.addChild(bgNode);
    
              return objRoot;
       }
 
 
 
		 public static void main(String[] args)
       {
		        load3d t = new load3d();				  
       }
}
 


what should I do to get the model on screen, is it something wrong with
the
model if so please show me where I can get a model that works(just for the
test). 

Does anyone have an example that uses any of the free .3ds loaders that
actually WORKS?

THANKS!