My 2003 Mercury Marauder
 

OK,.. my very first model. I'm learning, slowly but surely! :p

I'm trying to figure out how to eliminate some points without losing the shape.

here's what I have so far. any comments welcome.

I like it looks spot on from what I can see.

Looks good, as long as your satisfied with the shape theres really no need to reduce the amount of points at this stage so go ahead and start patching :)

yeah...go patch those splines!! basic form looks allready good

I started over after trying to patch all those splines. What a mess!!

First lesson learned: Patch as you go! I got lost with all those damn little dots!

I've run into one thing though. I have modeled most of the front end, but when I texured it the headlights turned the same color as the body. Is there a way to change that without putting the headlights in a seperate layer?

Thanks!

Here's what I have so far.

Hey
 

Hey just select the polys of the headlights and press Q ro change surface give it a name and a basic color and click ok.

It also looks like you're in weight shade mode from your screenshot. Change to wireframe shade or textured mode to see your different surfaces.

ah ha! Thanks Wiz!

hehe,.. yup,. I was in weight shade,.. just so you could see it in the screen shot. The color is black, looked like a big blob in the first screen shot.

lol np petro glad I could be of service.