RE: Building From Plans :'(
Benny--If you look at the last several pages of any issue of Model Airplane News they list hundreds of projects you can choose from all rated by degree of difficulty and type of plane. You might want to choose one that has a constant cord wing and uses sheet balsa for tail servos. My first "scratch built" project was a converted to RC Ringmaster (a vintage control line plane) with plans drawn by Nick Zirolli (if I am remembering this correctly). It was an article in MAN and included a list of material and a good description of the build. I not only got exposed to cutting my own parts, but I also learned to fly inverted with this plane and with a Saito .56, put hundreds of flights on it. I eventually gave it to a club member and I think it's still flying.