Just like this: http://www.caveofpixels.com/uploads/2/2/3/0/22304110/8820572.jpg?334
A unique model for each “frame” of the animation."
All I can find are people using the Vertex Animation Tool to melt meshes - not animating a character for run, strafe, shoot, etc…
Here is my model in the idle pose: Imgur: The magic of the Internet