Thank you all for the help and advice! I'd just bought some practice soldering kits on eBay as mentioned by @dryja123. Also, are there any recommendations for a soldering station? This one on Amazon seems like a good budget option. I'm also looking for a fume extractor since it's definitely not a go...

I recently saw the mintyPi project as a suggested video on YouTube and have become really interested in assembling my own. However, my lack of work with electronics has me worried if I can even handle a project like this. I have never soldered any electrical component which is, of course, a necessit...