Burr,

There is some jargon associated with 3D modeling & rendering. Took me a while to figure out what terms like "normals" were :)

The videos are a great place to start. Just fool around with some default solid shapes to start. Then make some simple 2D shapes and extrude into solids. Soon you'll make something recognizable :)

For me, the MoI light bulb gets a little brighter each time I use it. It's not hard at all - for me the process begins with some mental planning, which got easier as I learned what the tools can (and can't) do. What you'll find from reading the forum is that there are often multiple ways to accomplish a result.

Ed