Hey peoples! Long-time compositor, first-time 3D modeler here.

Been watching a few tutorials, reading some posts here... interesting stuff! So, to test Maya out, I tried modeling Apple's Mighty Mouse. Unsuccessfully, of course.

What I'm trying to do:


What I did:

Trying using a loft here, but couldn't figure out how to fill in the sides.



Used a weird revolve here and a few attempts at doing the side buttons.

How would you do this? Any tips, suggestions, words of discouragement?