If you want a better modeler there are alternatives. Check out amapi or just do what I do...www.wings3d.com. It does almost everything amapi does and its nicer (IMHO). Outside of bones I really want a better way to texture my stuff. I have high hopes for Carrara now. I think the merger with amapi will allow for a lot of the amapi tech to seap into carrara making a much nicer and more stable app.