I don't know much about Blender, but 3ds Max is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. It may look like a lot of buttons, but there are only a few you really use. The rest are for very specific things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDT0Pz1UtWM
Here's a plane modeling tutorial for Maya, which taught me a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDT0Pz1UtWM
Here's a plane modeling tutorial for Maya, which taught me a lot.