Hi LP junior freak
I for one think its a good idea building a les paul style guitar as your first project
I have just started building one myself and find it very useful to see how it all goes together on the historic les pauls i own
If you can recreate a les paul then you can customize it to suit your requirements
I recommend your next 2 purchases be the following
Les Paul Plan at Stewart-MacDonald
and
Amazon.com: Make Your Own Electric Guitar: Books: Hiscock
good luck
Dan