Yeap .. might want to try those first ... however you´ll notice that after making two or three you´ll get bored with them since they are not exciting at all ... so you might want to try the free tutorials on this site (the hand tutorial my fav) and afterwards when you get the feeling "this is it" Then go and aim for those VIP ones (which i totally recommend) ...

Actually I´m still learning and haven´t published any model yet (I have a feeling the Challenge Nemos Sub will be my first) So welcome to Maya World!