need help about this object

hi i'm new at modeling i started yesterday with a ship model
but i don't know how to texture it properly, i would like aply a big bitmap as a complete skin like the models for fps shooters
how can i do that?
here's the screenshots of my model it's in .X format

check out www.unwrap3d.com .. the best low-cost tool for unwrapping UV-coordinates in my opinion ^^

You need to create a UV map for your object. I don't know if your modeller supports this, but most professional 3D packages like 3DMax or Maya have UV-editors. Or you can use specialized packages like Ultimate Unwrap 3D. Anyway. Once you have your UV-mapping, you can use it as a base to draw on in a 2D graphics package like Photoshop. Or you can directly draw on it in 3D with packages like DeepPaint or Tattoo and the like.

you colud download the 30 day unlimited demo od DeePaint 3D
this should get you sorted
http://www.righthemisphere.com/support/downloads/download.php?prod=2

thanks i'll try all of this ;)