RE: Building From Plans :'(
Benny, sorry to hear about your experiences in your club, but don't give up...I bet there's somebody you haven't met yet who would be delighted to help you and make a friend.
By the way, I built my very first model airplanes when living near Oxford 1958 to '59, when I was 9 years old. I saw a friend's brother's towline glider and had to have one, so I went to a hobby shop in Headington and bought wood, dope and tissue and built myself a glider from the memory of the one I saw--and being a glider, it flew! I went back and forth between kit building and scratch building after that. I would say there is nothing like starting on something simple and just digging right in. A simple two-channel glider might be the best starting point. Not to be totally old-fashioned about it, but besides the websites there are also books on model building. Check your local library--that's how I learned early on.
I'm a little familiar with RCM&E--which design do you have?
Enjoy, find a like-minded club-mate, and keep us posted!
Jim