I´ll take a look. Thanks!

This http://www.3drad.com/Google-SketchUp-To-DirectX-XNA-Exporter-Plug-in.htm?

Groups and components can actually be rotated with the move tool, but posting a picture would help a lot.

Hi,

There are really no such things as "best plugins for sketchup".
It all depends on what are you using SU for - if you´re interested in organic modeling, go for Artisan, and so on.
Of course, getting a grip on SU native tools first would be a good start

And one more: Oh. My! Heck!

Yes you are.

Impressive stuff, thanks for sharing.

I´m sure you´ve sorted this out by now.
If it helps, here is a drawing with some cross sections that may come in handy.

Tgi3D Amorph can skin such forms, I think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxQjAL11IB4

Great find, thanks

As for the plugins: take a look at TIG´s Extrude tools or Fredo´s Curviloft.

Just getting better and better at Blender, eh?
And a glass of beer would be even better.

This is what I had in mind: TOS and JPP - just an eyeballing, but it might give you an idea:

Bedning such a model could be a bit tricky, don´t know if it´s gonna work
The skull in that image you posted is "flattened". How about Tools on Surface + Joint Push Pull?

I don´t know if I understand you correctly, but you´ll need an extra plugin for that - Bezier Spline: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=13563
Weld your curve, or draw one using the above mentioned plugin, and choose the Polyline Segmentor option from the context menu.
And did you by any chance select the "Yes" option while running the Weld plugin?

@iichiversii said:

lol, knife kick was only a animation test numbthumb, you should see what i have now

Aah, something like "say hello to my little friend" stuff?
And is that Shaderlight?

Very nice work
Is this where the "knife kick" kicks in ?

Impressive work, congrats!

@coremaster110 said:

They are seperated from the main texture.

A texture over a texture isn´t really the way it should work. As andybot has already stated, you have two faces occupying the same space.
Try importing your texture after you have added all the layers in an image editing software.

No problem. And post your progress

If I remember correctly, you´re using vray - it´s not that I can give you some smart advice about that, but how exactly did you try to apply weathering? By editing your image in Photoshop? Did you by any chance "make unique" some part of your texture? I´ve had some similar problems trying to texture that flak.