Model Building

I bought a scale model kit of the Tachikoma from the Ghost in the Shell series. It's a sweet little kit, but since I haven't built any serious models, I'm quite nervous about screwing it up. So I'm thinking I may buy some simpler kits and start with those to practice on. Maybe one day I'll be able to make and customize kits at this level of skill. But by the time I've spent that much effort on building anime figures, I'll probably have turned into a *ahem* hardcore model fanatic. I will not go down that road.