G'day mate! I built mine from a kit and you can find a review of the kit at
http://www.rktman.com/rlh/boothbay/review/review.html.
I also was a "complete noob", but I think the pictures show that it's turning out alright in the end. It helps to have a good hobby shop or club nearby from which you can get good advice, because there are one or two things that will be unfamiliar to you. And then with a kit like this, where EVERY step is spelled out in considerable detail (see the manual and plans in my first/second photo), you can do it - just take a deep breath and follow the instructions. Like you follow the menu when you're cooking. Actually, this is easier than cooking, 'cos wood is very forgiving and if you foul up, you can backtrack and more-or-less fix it - never found I could do that with cooking.