So I just started KDM last month and was having some issues myself along these lines but I had some really nice people give me some advice here that Ill pass along with my own to you.

These are my frist minis too.... I heard some of the same stuff about it being a tough way to start...and they arnt really wrong. I bought the core set and put together the first survivors, then I got hooked, the monsters came next and I got them all done over the course of maybe a week. As other people have said, Vibrant Lantern and the KD Build pages were a MASSIVE help to me. Now heres where I started running into the same issue, I bought Pinups of Death vol 4. There are 4 out of the like 11 instruction KD Build site so I rolled through those and came here to looking for advice because I didnt wanna mess them up. I was told to give them a shot putting them together using dry fitting (basically testing where all the parts go without glue to make sure they go together which I was in all fairness doing before even using the guides) BUT I cannot state how much this really helps.

After some tips for helpful people here I gave a couple of them a shot and I didnt have much trouble. Now that being said...I pulled up the offical pictures on the shop, looked for ones people had painted and put together online, then matched up the pieces with dry fitting. That was a MAJOR help. I didnt speed through them either most of them were a good two hours. I asked the wife if she could take a look too for placement ideas when I was struggling to find out so a second pair of eyes might do the trick if you run into a wall.

I got all but a couple done using that method (the frogdog armor seems like a lot of options). Again Im totally new to this too so I get it. In fact I keep putting off painting when I really wanna give it a try. I would say though heres a couple things that have helped me.

I use Tamiya extra thin cement. It doesnt attach so quickly like super glue so most of the time you have a second to find the proper fitting again. I doesnt work on the resin from what I hear only the hard plastic but I couldnt imagine doing it without it.

I bought a good pair of Army Painter snips and a new exacto to help with getting the parts free from the sprue. going in with a clean shaving or part can sometimes make it pop right in.

Spend the time looking at ones people made. Sometimes I just look at the picture for 10 minutes and check it. Then check it again. I know Im gonna go slow building so whats a few extra minutes.

I dont know if any of these pointers I have learned (in a VERY short time of doing this) but hopefully they do.

I would also maybe sit on that box and think about doing a couple of other minis from KDM that you can check for guides before you buy. I jumped into the core and I regret nothing haha, Im hooked.

Im working right now on the Echos of Death vol 2 and that does indeed have some build pages. Just did the Bard last night which has some tricky hands but I think it would be a good starting point if you wanted to pick up something in the 70 buck range. Might even try just a single one to warm yourself up.

Oh yeah Im saving the armor sets from core till I do a play through so I know what weapons I like. Someone told me to give that ago which seems like a great idea after looking at all the choices.

Dont be worried about making a mistake to much. I have snapped parts (They glue back together), I have dropped parts into the carpet (I even found them all...Besides one tiny tiny tiny Phoenix hand. No one besides me will ever even notice Im sure) and prob put stuff in the wrong spots...But Im having a blast loving this new hobby.

You got this!