Ahhh after some confusing trials, lelionx appears to be right. I imported the 3ds file then clicked on the grouping tool. I highlighted the model I wanted to keep (by dragging the mouse over it until it was all highlighted) then clicked on 'create new prop' on the grouping tool menu. The tricky part was that after I closed the grouping tool menu, it didn't look like it changed anything, but what had really happened was that the old model was there as well as the new one, but the new one was on top of the old one and I couldn't see it until I either deleted the old model or moved it. Anyways, it worked. Thanks guys, appreciate the help. Now I got to figure out how to add textures to it. lol