When you import a model into Milkshape, it may be kind of dark and hard to see. It's very easy to lighten up the model. Go to the materials tab and highlight the material you want to make lighter. The main lighing of the material is called 'Emissive.' The other buttons are for shadows and unoticed areas. Click on the emissive button.


A color chart will appear. In most cases, the arrow will be pointing to black. Move it up to a lighter gray color.


Your model will lighten up, as shown below.