Well, I'm hardly new to the hobby or the site, I am however new to the beginners section now that my fiance' has taken up this great sport.
I don't know how much I'll be in the beginners section, but if there is anything I can answer specifically, if I see it I will, or if you wanna PM me that's kewl too.
I build guitars for a living, and do airbrushing, if you go to my website
www.lgmguitars.com and click gallery, then graphix, you can see some of my models and a couple that I painted and or built for others.
Other than that, In the world of RC, I have done Pylon, Precision aerobatics (placing quite well in Expert and FAI) and most recently turbines. There is nothing that has got me going like the jets, they are a pure thrill, cost is high, but the thrill is high as well