[chrisguyw]

The best advice I can give is to just jump in and initially try something simple,..... either assembling and painting a "kit" body shell , or building a basic chassis, and accept that your first attempt may not be incredible........I started many many years ago, and my creations were hideous at best for quite some time  . That said, there is something very satisfying in seeing one of your creations actually going around the track.

I hold seminars at our local club tracks, helping the new guys build rudimentary chassis', and to a man (person) they are delighted to see them run around.

There are lots of tips/tricks to building nicer looking , faster slot cars, and luckily, several folks who will gladly share that info......painting/detailing, chassis building, chassis dynamics/set-up, tools/materials etc. etc.

Get to it !!

Cheers
Chris Walker

Pick a project you would like to start, and the folks here will be glad to offer their help