This tutorial is also one where I assume that you already know how to set up a project in Maya, so you can go ahead and do that first.
After that, and after you've set up the save function for your file, go ahead and set up a 3D cube model.
BE SURE TO SAVE OFTEN!! Maya is know for being kind of a jerk when it comes to saving projects and not crashing, so if your close button looks like this, save after a while.
After you have the cube ready, use the resize tool to make it however big you want it.
Hold down the space bar, and select the "face" tool. this will allow you to select the different faces of the object and edit them separately from the rest of the object.
The first face that we'll be working with is the front face. Select it, go up to "Edit Mesh" and select "Extrude". It's the one with the little "^E" next to it.
After that, use the Extrude tool to pull out the face a little, and resize it using the same tool. Then, move it down so that it's parallel with the floor.
Select the slanted face on the front face, and use the Extrude tool to resize it to make it look like this. We're going to leave it like this.
After that, you are going to select BOTH the right and left sides of the ship, and use the Extrude tool to make the sides look like this.
Then, pull the sides out and make them a little bit smaller. Then, move them so that they're parallel to the ground, just like the front. One side might go up, just set that one down by itself.
After that, we're going to messing around with the top. Once again, you're going to use the Extrude tool to make the top look something like this.
As you may have noticed, we're going to be doing a LOT of extruding. You're going to click Extrude again, and pull the top up and a little bit away from the front of the ship.
KABOOM!! You have made the basis for your very own rocket ship! Now, add some different textures and dress it up all pretty.
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