This poor thread has been a bit neglected. Time to wake it from its dreamy state with this really awesome if older tutorial on modeling aircraft. Not a video, 12 web pages demonstrating loads of tips and tricks enroute to modeling a Halo helicopter. I like the way the model begins as a collection of simple primitives and becomes something awesome. http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutorials/misc/aircraft/modeling.html