Hi,
My first electronics project was a time-machine I built using stone knives and bearskins. Wooly mammoth bones provided the framework and enclosure while several types of seashells were used on the front panel. The cavewomen of my tribe admired my time-machine very much and thought me highly evolved and desirable. Obviously they were right. Sadly though, when I first applied power, there was a flash of light, a loud bang, and when I regained conciousness it was 1958, myself having been changed into a squalling infant with no memory of that day. My time-machine apparently didn't work since I continue to grow older daily here at the institution. Yes, with fond recollection, I must say that this was my first electronics project. Or maybe it was the time I used an axe to salvage an LED from an IBM320....