Howdy.
As early as I can remember I remember playing with my father's scale models as a kid. By the time I was 13 I had built maybe about a dozen aircraft. At 13, I discovered girls and gave it up.
So now I'm 33 with a kid of my own and I'm attempting to do it again "the right way". Right now I've got the Revell 1/144 TypeVIIC/41 U-Boat kit with some supplies in the mail. Including an airbrush set, which I'm very excited about. I'm spending WAY too much time color matching when basically all I need is a light, medium and dark gray. I've never done a ship before so we'll see! I just plan on doing it vanilla this first time, and will maybe attempt some preshading at the most.
Also picked up a cheap little snap-tite A-10 Thunderbolt kit for the 3 year old to get into. He's a little young to offer any real help, but he's been having fun holding and playing with all the little pieces with Dad. The glue and paint stay away from him though!
Anyway, this site has been a wealth of information. Thanks!