Need Help with Modeling! Adding Ethearal Form to Dragon

[nickel510]

I'm creating an Outland Risk map and have never ever modeled before. I don't want to use custom models or any large files since risk uses a lot of units. I do, however, want to add the Ethearal form look (it's the tauren spiritwalker's ability) to a few dragons, to make them appear more as Netherdragons. However, I have no effing idea how to do this! I just read and tried to follow the tutorial on learning how to model (the one where you give the troll beserker an axe) but it just confused the hell out of me! It seems a bit outdated because, from my perspective, the new trial of 3ds max didn't seem to have all of the same things that Horn had taken screen shots of. Also, I want to add this abilities model to a unit, not add a weapon, so I'm not sure how related they are and if that tutorial applies to what I want to do. And if it does, it still confuses the hell out of me.

I would greatly appreciate any guidance on this. Or, if someone would just like to do this for me, I would be very grateful! and give full credit to them. I'm working with Priwin (he's doing the triggers) and an expert terrainer, and the units fell to me, which I am at a complete loss with once it goes beyond changing the tint of their colors!

Please.. Please help! If you do, I luv u much long time

Nickel510