If you already have some experience in building plastic kits, reading this chapter will serve as a quick review of what you already know and may even introduce a few things you don't. If you've had little or no experience with plastic kits, this chapter will ensure that you start out right. Choosing your first armor kit. If we take the idea of starting at the beginning literally, that means opening our discussion with the purchase of your first kit. Because some kits go together much easier than others, making a poor selection can make building your first model harder than it has to be. Even if you have decided on a particular scale, the range of choices is rather wide — sometimes, even slightly bewildering. My advice: First, start with a kit offered by a major manufacturer, one who has an extensive line of armor kits (usually, you can count on experienced manufacturers to make kits that fit together well). Second, don't let the number of parts in the box influence your decision, because all armor kits, by their very nature, contain lots of parts. Third, don't worry about accuracy or authenticity. Some kits are inaccurate, but this should not be a consideration in choosing the first few you build. Later, as you gain experience and knowledge, authenticity will become an increasingly important factor in your choices.
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