I know I saw a thread of this before, but I cannot find it. What is the poly limit for a reqular prop, like a frigate or capitol shi or just a plain box?

its from the art_guide in the bf2 docs
Props - 0 - 500 polys

ok thanks

It is important to remember, however,that those are not hard-and-fast limits but guidelines. Just make sure that you make your model efficiently, not using more polygons than you need to, and you'll be fine.