Thank you, that was very detailed and informative, I'll be sure to post pictures in the workbench thread when I get started.
mr cheap: I'm glad he provided it though, I had no idea where to start so it was very helpful.
I just purchased a pretty simple pre-painted die cast model the other day. I put it together and it required no gluing so it was pretty easy. I'm now wanting to get something a little more difficult and detailed. I'll probably be building a 1:18 (or possibly 1:24), I just need to know exactly what I'm going to need for this, and if anyone has some good tips for a beginner. All help is appreciated!