Thanks everyone for the responses. People may be disgusted by this, but I want to buy the complete set first so that I don't totally ruin my first armor, with that being said I still want to learn everything about assembling a kit and doing all the work yourself, but im am extremely nervous about buying a kit because I don't want to waste the significant amount of money im going to spend. I already know that everyone will tell me not to go for this, but I think my choice is well educated. I might actually get a few sizes to big just so that I can grow into it. I wont be making my purchase if I do for another few months so I will have some time to consider.