I haven't done any modeling in a long time. I have 3DS Max 9, but don't know where to find any decent tutorials on it. I might as well download an e-book someday, but I have other things I need to focus on that I've been neglecting, such as learning Japanese and several programming languages (IE: C++, PHP).
I've modeled several swords in the past. The only good one I made was this katana...
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