heres a little advice meta..... stop using the vertex modify to make models with. Your gonna have some serious headaches trying to make bones and animations through mdl. notepad. Get gmax to do your modelling. Its pretty easy to make bones and animations if you use an actual modelling program. Trust me youll find it hard enough to add attachment points and materials, etc. to your model after your done with it in gmax. Your not gonna want to make bones and anims with notepad.