Welcome plbab,
While you are at your hobby store have a look at the tools available for the hobby. It's amazining how many get started in modelling and find they should have got proper tools for the hobby. I'm talking about all sorts of itsy bitsy tools like tiny drills bits, a variety of tweezers, miniature clamps, eyedroppers etc.
This might not make sense to you right now but just like in the real world anything becomes simpler to make if you have the right tools for the job.
A golden rule ...... Keep it SMALL to start with, you will not regret it.
2nd Rule ....... make sure you have a well lit dedicated workspace for planning, assembling kits, maintenance etc.
But above all ..... Enjoy the hobby!
Just my 2 cents worth.
Errol