no extraction needed to check out the models. just open the sdk model viewer from the tools section. left 4 dead/2 models are definitely worth checking out. also check out this thread from wireframe images and how to on extracting.
Sure no problem. I already had HL2 when I bought the Orange Box, to get HL2:EP1-2, HL2:Lost Coast, TF2 & Portal. It was a pretty sweet deal and a lot of people grabbed it because it got you into the TF2 beta a few weeks before it released. Any games you buy that you already have show up as gift-able. PM me if you're ever…