Is there a reason that there are no 3 point or 6 point purchase options? I would love to be able to see the first video of, say the Apache tutorial, before investing 150.00 for the whole thing, but...

And what of this being the first project for someone with no Maya experience but moderate experience with another 3d package?

I was particularly interested in the possibility of doing the tutorial in Lightwave as that is where my experience lies. Could anyone give advice on how hard this would be since the tutorial is...