Actually, you can't do much better than wings as a modeller,... it is my program of choice for poly modeling, even though I own many other programs including Softimage and Max.
I tried to make a quick tut for you, but it is really hard to describe without pics, so instead I'll direct you to a helpful thread on CGTalk
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=38824&page=1&pp=15
Read the whole thread, it will give you some great tips on how wings works. If you have any specific Questions, just ask and I can try to help.
Edit: Some great explanations and tuts here.
http://www.geocities.com/paulthepuzzles/aardvarks.html
I tried to make a quick tut for you, but it is really hard to describe without pics, so instead I'll direct you to a helpful thread on CGTalk
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=38824&page=1&pp=15
Read the whole thread, it will give you some great tips on how wings works. If you have any specific Questions, just ask and I can try to help.
Edit: Some great explanations and tuts here.
http://www.geocities.com/paulthepuzzles/aardvarks.html