Hi delic, it looks like you're off to a great start, that's a nice looking result!

And yes NURBS modeling is very different from polygon modeling but if you like using curves a lot it might suit you well.

You might want to check out some of these tips for people coming from a poly modeling background:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4865.2

- Michael