The mods don't jump on people. They sacrifice noobs to our god Adam.
Anyways I'm basically in your situation, off at school, very little access to cash, ect. My advice to you is to go and read the Pepakura stickies, and go that route, its the cheapest way to get great results. After you read the stickies, then go as talk to some of the people in the theater department and see if you could use some of their space. Chances are that they'll say no, but its worth asking, in case they say yes ( even if they don't let you use their space, they usual have every tool that you could ever need in their shops). After finding a place to work in, go get the supplies (costs about 10 bucks to get stated with Pepakura) The stickies will tell you every thing you need to know, and if you cant find the answer PM a Q&A Team member, like myself.