3d art requires a lot of practice and failures, it's tough getting a solid footing in a 3d package. But try following some tutorials, there's a bunch for 3ds Max.
This isn't an actual texture for anything its just a slate im practicing on. The top and the bottom are both the same except the top has crappy fake lighting.
Oh and Space Ace is a incredible port of the arcade original. You can practically smell the Showbiz pepperoni pizza and hear the whoosh-clak of skee-ball....