vertex_format_begin();
vertex_format_add_position_3d();
vertex_format_add_texcoord();
vertex_format_add_colour();
format=vertex_format_end();

card=vertex_create_buffer();
vertex_begin(card, format);
var w=8;
var h=16;
/*
 * for each point add in texture coordinates and color (probably c_white),
 * i just removed those so that this didn't become a million lines long
 */
vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, h);
vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, 0);
vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, 0);

vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, 0);
vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, h);
vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, h);

vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, 0);
vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, 0);
vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, h);

vertex_position_3d(card, w, 0, h);
vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, h);
vertex_position_3d(card, -w, 0, 0);
vertex_end(card);
vertex_freeze(card);