Welcome aboard!
Whereabouts are you?
There is VAST amount of knowledge contained in threads on this Forum, and if you can't find exactly your immediate problem, there is almost sure to be someone with useful advice.
If not already a member, it would probably be a good idea to join a local Model Engineering Club. You would see mother's work, and so get ideas /inspiration (maybe even depressed!) and get a lot of help and advice on your projects, and any problems that you encounter
Howard