Problem with 3ds loader - Java-Gaming.org

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

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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();
   }
}

I tried to use obj loader and it work but without the color

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!