K, sorry to take so long getting it out, I had to move my computer home for the summer, and finding a place for it has been rather interesting.
This should be the original Max 3 file. Some of the texture mapping doesn't seem right on the left warp nacelle though, you may have to delete it, and make a copy of the right one. I couldn't find the original textures, but I'm guessing you have those already.
If you need it in 3ds format instead, let me know.
Btw, the best way to learn anything is to just work it into a project, and teach yourself as you go. That's what the Nemesis Sovereign was, my first actual project. After that was done, I took what I learned, and made the CG Sov. Since then, I tend to make experiment projects to test ideas before actually attempting something fancy. For instance, right now I'm working on an X-Wing model that I intend to use as a testbed for a bunch of new coding for Flight Simulator X.