Suggestions for rocket exhaust/gases in Lightwave?

[Ral-Clan]

Hi, I'm posting this question here because if I Google for answers I get suggestions for the latest Windows version of Lightwave (v11).  I'm using Lightwave 5.0 for the Amiga;

Can anyone suggest the best way of generating rocket nozzle exhaust effects in Lightwave 5.0?  I'm talking about propulsion flames.

In Aladdin4d I would use the "gas" feature with an animated texture and perhaps some flares added for exhaust particles.  As far as I understand, Lightwave doesn't do gases, or perhaps it can with some sort of workaround?

Does anyone have any advice for achieving this effect?

Thanks.

[Ral-Clan]

I'm running this in WinUAE, so really I have 128MB of RAM or more.

Also, this is for rocket exhaust/fire in space, rather than at take-off, so more of a "clean flame" effect.

I'd love to hear of methods on how to do this that do not involve third-party plugins.  I'm willing to try plug-ins, but those tend to run into problems if you don't have the exact version of Lightwave they require.