modeling

blender

• ​http://www.b5-blender.com/tutorial4.html - babylon modeling tut
• ​http://home.clara.net/barrywright/3ditems.html - boat modeling tut (very simple and not too good)
• ​http://www.blenderwars.com/tut.php?module=texture - texturing with blender

md2 modeling

• ​http://www.misfitcode.com/misfitmodel3d/olh_quakemd2.html - misfit md2 editor open source
• ​http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/downloads/index.asp?game=1&sort=modelname - md2 model source
• ​http://www.scostarbase.com/TFQ2/downloads.html - transformers md2 models

examples

​http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/296859

Model formats

• ​wotsit - a collection of format descriptions

3Ds

• ​garagegames tutorial - easy to use importer, some limitations
• ​gamedev code - some example mesh/material loading code, no animations