Just in case you are on low budget (who isn't ;D):
trueSpace is a full featured 3D modeler just like Maya, Max or Blender.
Caligari was bought my Microsoft recently and their current flagship trueSpace 7.6 is available for free (to create free content for VirtualEarth, similar what Google did with Sketchup).
Get it here: [plink]http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS75/brochure/intro.asp?Cate=BIntro (http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpace/tS75/brochure/intro.asp?Cate=BIntro)[/plink] - just click on the download button.
You need to register to download trueSpace, the PDF manual and several video tutorials.
Have fun,
Tommy
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Thanks for new Thaaks!!!!!!!!!