Dan, most of us began knowing nothing, dick, zippo, nada. The main thing is… your passion and just doing it. Also your character in a way comes into play, if you’re patient, caring, detailed, a shine freak like myself 😯 it will all influence how and what your performance will be, how much time you take and what enjoyment you derive.
I’m a collector turned hobbyist, I just got tired of having so many none working PWs that I decided to give it a shot, oh boy, that turned into an addiction 
Main thing is, do what you enjoy. If you need help, send up a smoke signal here and we can have a pow wow and smoke the peace pipe 😆