thanks andrei!
yer, i was thinking the same about the spare tris to be honest, however i doubt i'll have the textures space for anything viable ;>
here is the 7th? (i stopped counting) UVW revision O_o
tried to get as much texture space as i could for the important circular areas
the half circle is the under side of the pickup, a little less important.
many overlaps etc
any opinions this will be much appreciated i have been worried about texture space utlilisation tbh.