Ozzy,
If you're interested, email me at
allendkrsn@yahoo.com and we can perhaps work out a way for me to burn you a copy of my tutorials on CD.
They are totally AIRCRAFT centric, but they will show you some basic concepts along the way. The thing is, there are a wealth of tutorials on the web about basic 3D modeling concepts that apply to AC3D as well as other programs, albeit the commands, menu choices, etc. will be slightly different.
I made my tutorials chiefly because when I was in your shoes, totally new and totally lost
I wanted to build flight sim aircraft, and lacked the basis in BASIC 3D MODELING CONCEPTS to be able to understand how to translate a tutorial on, say, characters or buildings, into creating wings and fuselages.
Anyway, my offer stands if you're interested.
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By the way, I feel the manual is a pretty good one; you should be able to have a copy in hand, and just start messing around with the interface and "get it" pretty quick... but it does help to have some knowledge of those BASIC 3D MODELING CONCEPTS first.