Hi, welcome back to the world of modelling. Likewise sorry to hear of your paint issues. Don't run before you can walk (I am speaking from personal experience here). Just get your confidence back with acrylic paints, thinned with a bit of water , stir with a cocktail stick or drink stirrer. You might want to buy a couple of cans of grey primer first off, as this will give you a nice base to hand brush your thinned pot paints on the model, they will apply more readily and a couple of thin coats at first to retain the moulding detail. Yes - flesh tone - I know what you mean. I have a flesh tone enamel that I bought back in the 80's still going strong, and mix with enamel thinners, to get it to brush on easier. I am no competition winner either but just enjoy making the models, for myself, and I am not a slave to accuracy (yet). As long as you get a buzz from the hobby and a smile on your face you will enjoy it. If you wanted to, and before you make a jump to an airbrush, I used a Revell spray gun bought in hobbycraft and a couple of tins of compressed air from same. Used it for applying base coats or wider coverage of top coats on cars - and that gave me a bit more confidence to purchase a compressor. I'm still using a £20 HS airbrush I bought from ebay about 6 years back and it sprays on lovely. But remember - just do things at your own pace and for your enjoyment. You won't make a mess of it. I've been in a position a couple of times I have just had to reapply a top coat, after varnishing dulled the paint. Quick spray over again - and all is well. You will get a lot better advice than mine from the friendly folk on this forum. There are other forums, but I am not sure I can name them under this forums rules. Great Youtube videos from Airfix and other contributors will get the ideas and techniques flowing. All the best. John