Hello!!! For spline based modeling have you checked out our very own Modeling tutes? Philip seems to be the master spline modeler...Nail also rocks ( check out his USS defiant model) these guys can teach you just about anything you want to know about spline modeling... I know!, I used to be a poly model kind of guy... but now I'm using splines like crazy!...( not very well of course but there is always room for improvement.... in my case.....alot of improvement!)
Good luck!!!