ok thanks for the help :D

ahh Scaling it seemed to do the trick thanks.

hard to put a title but im trying to follow a tutorial this is what im trying to achieve:

http://www.everything4maya.com/gfx/tutorials/castle1/image002.jpg
source: Everything4maya.com

i have...

Aaahhhh perfect will try that when I get home thanks :)

also do you know any total novice tutorials on the net as I'm following a tutorial at the moment on how to build a medieval castle I was...

how do i change my view in perspective from wireframe to a solid object, i found it in the manual for maya 2008 but i can't find the shading menu option?