Without seeing the model up close in Gmax.. I'll have to guess.

A big problem I see right away, is that you used 'MeshSmooth'.  That's like a tool of last resort. You end up with non-linear edges and other anomlies. See where some of your edge lines cross each other, or seem to go off on their own ? FS9 is sensitive to total polygon count..  and it looks like you've got more than 1,000 polygons in just the tip of that nose.

And see where edge-lines of axis, and edge-lines of circumfrence end up "zig-zagging" ? That's not good either.

You've probably got faces that cross through each other, too. Which will make mapping a texture a nightmare.

Same with the flaps and thier "pods". Random polygon partioning and "T" intersections for edge-lines.

My advice would be to get rid of the MeshSmoothing on the fuselage. You've got more than enough 'sides' in that cylinder, and you only need a few cross-sections. Use the 'Smooth' function in mesh editing; selecting groups of polygons where extra smoothing is needed. Also.. delete one side of the fuselage for the shaping of it.. then clone/mirror/attach for the other half.. and weld all the intersecting vertices.

Same with the flaps and pods. The flaps need only be flattened cylinder, and then you can build non-symetric details where needed, a polygon at a time. Treat the pods like little fuselages.

Save MeshSmooth for parts you just can't get right.. and then go in and clean it up.. ala.. deleting/dividing polygons and welding vertices..

Happyapple96 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 3:09pm:

Use more sides.   Posky models are higher on the polygon count scale.

Thanks so much for the advice guys!