Ive heaps of reference that ive downloaded. At the moment Im trying to work on 3 different projects at the one time , so am doing everything in stages. Texturing is soon , but still have a bit more of detailed modelling to do. Im learing as I go and have only just aquired skills in the Maya uvw editor. So Im letting every thing soak in a bit before I attempt to texture. Ive worked on a german u-boat that is in the finished section, but it isnt really finished oops. lol. That is the first model that ive ever unwrapped in maya as a test. So before I attempt the spitfire im gonna finish the sub. many thx for the reply