Reddit mentions of Dragon Models German Z-38 Destroyer Boat Building Kit, 1/700 Scale

Have to built models before?

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If not get something like a Tamiya, Hasegawa, or Aoshima of something like a destroyer. 1/700 scale is what the battleship the OP posted is, 1/400 or 1/350 is a far bigger model (or an average sized model of something very small like a PT Boat); 1/144 tends to be huge: I have a 1/144th scale U-Boat that is wider than the file cabinet it sits on.

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Get two tins of grey paint one tone darker than the other (darker one for a metal deck), if your doing IJN get some XF-79 Linoleum Deck Brown and if it is a full hull kit (you'll either find kits of the whole boat like the OP posted or ones where it stops at the waterline) get some XF-9 hull red, get some black paint as well since it is always useful. Get a box of artist pastels and some sandpaper, you'll use this stuff to make dirt, smudges and to bush some black over details to make them pop. Get some brushes of course, tweezers, a small file, an exact-o knife, sprue-cutters (optional; nail clippers are a cheap alternative for someone just starting) and a tube of plastic cement (warning this stuff melts plastic together so be careful with it). Get some Tamiya masking tape if you want to do camouflage.

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Now build and paint your kit. Look at it and realize it looks like crap. Buy another $10 kit from Japan or from some store offering a bargain and do it again and realize it looks better, because building models is a skill you have to work at. Do some more and when you start to feel comfortable move on to something like a Dragon or Trumpeter kit or a cruiser or battleship from one of the Japanese companies.

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Go to /r/modelmakers check out photos or ask questions, they are a great resource.