begining 3d game programming

hello guys
i am planning to develop a 3d asteriods game using the 3d java api and i will use maya to build the ship and the surronding and the universe.
the quetions is how should i start ?

thanks

Well, if you are going to be using Java3D you shoudl probably start by downloading the API and docs, and looking through and understanding the basic exampels included with it.