yeh that and the online documentation make it really easy to get into using blender. only the first few noob to pro tutorials are neccessary to get used to the actual interface, and then anything u want is easy to find. go to www.blender.org -> Downloads -> Documentation. there it has noob to pro and the online manual.
well, i don't have plans of becoming a great modeller, not just yet, but i will later, after the code for PreVa is done, and levels are being completed