[BuddyB309]

if this is your very first time working with 3ds max your doing great! It took me longer to figure out 3ds max and you seem to be picking it up. Looking at your animation I can see you quite havent figured out the material editor yet. Press "M" in 3ds to bring up the material. Then press "F1" for the user refference to pop up User Reference is your biggest friends use it often I cannot stress how important this thing is. Keep working at it and sooner or later you'll be on top.