yes, that seem like my path....
started on tS, then bought LW6(did not upgrade until ver 8)then got into silo and soon after modo was born(yes based on the LW tools that were being developed from the same devs)since I have used maya(not modeler friendly IMO), max, Z-brush, C4D(good package, poor modeling), and of course Blender....I still use LW 9.6 from time to time, but I cannot afford LW 10 ATM....(Ich bin momentlich zeit abeiter.....weil ich bin auslander hier vom America)...sorry american keyboard.