I would like to recommend a book to all the Max users especially the beginers and those wishing to get in to the industry. It was written by Andrew Gahan of Motorstorm fame.
3ds Max Modeling for Games: Insider's Guide to Game Character, Vehicle, and Environment Modeling.
I bought the book a few weeks ago and have read it cover to cover (much to the annoyance of the girlfriend) and have learned a great deal from texturing to rendering.
Most of you guys have seen my models and judging by your comments where pretty impressed but you wait to see whats coming from me soon.
I give up with this banner thing as it never seems to work for me. I will now stop wasting mu time.