Having watched your father build is great news. You probably absorbed more than you know. I still use waxed paper when I build. I now have drawers and drawers of tools for building and repairing airplanes. But I didn't start out that way. The basics are an Xacto, some sort of saw, razor blades, sand paper or emery boards, pins, tape, glue, steel straight edge.



Read the instructions front to back a couple of times before you start building. Often there are corrections or conflctions in the instruction books. Its up to you to find them. Some kits have instructions on the plans also or even all the instructions on the plans. So compare the plans to the book and make certain that everything jives.

Sometimes it is a good idea to walk away from a project. Sometimes you need to think about something over night. You will be surprised how the answer comes to you when you just leave it alone for a while. So don't force it, just let it come to you.