Expanding my Knowledge

Hello, dont know if any of u here modelers and animators know me, but im from around and im a bit bored of just terraining and mapping now...and im intrested in modeling...Im keen to take on the challenge :) and i just needed to know a phew things:

I have 3d max 6, will this work for wc3 modelling?

Do u do animations on models on 3d max? (mdl editing i think its called)

Any tips on getting started?

3ds 6 is good. animations can be done in 3ds max, and also through MDL.
heres a good tip: read tutorials.

first to export, you need dex, read about my thread were you can get it.

and second there are to example models of my own to teach to animate, the 2 threads are out there.