Adding a 'stroke' to my H shape

Hi all, I'm new to 3ds and would really appreciate some basic directions! I need to recreate that H (made in Photoshop and AEffects) in 3D, as I plan to have it whizz down a corridor (like the X-factor intro). So far I have the white bit, which is a bit shambolic - but I would like to try and add a thin red stroke around it and then a thicker black one.

I understand that the 'stroke' will be a polygon, but what sort of method is easiest to achieve it? I'd rather not attempt to make several boxes and rotate/cut and position them around the white H (unless I have to)! Any guidance greatly appreciated!

Dan Sleeth

Mac Pro Quad Xeon 2.26 GHz | 6GB RAM | 2x Nvidia GT120 512MB GFX | FCP AE DSP

Ahh sweet, that makes sense. Once I extrude the faces, are they then separate 'elements/objects' that I can colour and resize or do I have to cut them away from the original white H element?

Thanks for the response!

Mac Pro Quad Xeon 2.26 GHz | 6GB RAM | 2x Nvidia GT120 512MB GFX | FCP AE DSP