I have been trying to make my own items... It seems I cannot find the Model, Inventory Image, and Message Icon for some reason, and it is impossible to cut and paste for this (don't know why it was made that way) and I was wondering, where are the item models, etc.? Also the files downloaded to my OPAL folder do not appear... even the folder itself says its empty, but when I try to download them again, they are there with a little lock next to the icon... WTF is goin on with GECK??? Please Help.

If you're just making a new version of the same thing (for example, a gun that looks like the 10mm but does different damage) or otherwise want to re-use some thing from a pre-existing item with slight modifications, you can double click on the item in the object window to bring up that object's window. Then change the Object ID to something unique, and make any other changes you want. Then click "Ok" and when it asks if you want to create a new form, click yes.

As for where those assets are located, they can be found in your .bsa's, and can be extracted from said .bsa's with a program like http://geck.gamesas.com/index.php/FO3_Archive

Regarding the files downloaded to your OPAL folder, I'm not sure. A little lock next to the icon sounds like you have something in place that's trying to protect you from those files, maybe? Also, it may be a dumb question, but are you absolutely certain you are downloading them into that folder? In any case, its not the GECK that's doing it.

I will take a guess that you installed your game in the default 'Program Files' location. And that you have either Vista or Win7.

Program Files is protected. You cannot download something into that folder. You can copy things there, with a warning asking if your sure.
If you download something there, they are probably being put in the 'compatibility' folder which is a quarentine for the 'program files' folder.

Where would this "quarentine" folder reside?

Oh and yea win 7

1 more thing, tyvm poha... odd name???

In a sneaky hidden location. There 'should' be a 'button' on the top of your folder view when looking in the Data folder that says 'Compatibility Files' or some such. (that is what it said on my Vista machine before I uninstalled and installed the game to my D: drive.)

Your best bet would be to perform a search of your C: drive for the filename in question.

I would recommend installing the game somewhere else, like C:\games\ or another drive.