DIY U87 clone, where to even begin?

[FrankStan52]

Hi all!
I've always had a fascination with audio equipment and electronics, and so I decided I would want to build a U87-Style Microphone.

Small problem however, I don't even know where to begin, there is so much information it's almost hard to handle.
Do I buy a kit or do I source parts myself? Where is the best place to get parts in Europe without having to pay exorbitant import fees? Where do you even get parts in the first place? I have done some digging, mainly on vintagemicrophonepcbkit and on the main build thread.

Could anyone please help me? I would love to get into building microphones, and who knows, maybe I could apply this to my Electronic Engineering Course?
Thanks so much in advace!

 

[OneRoomStudio]

All the answers to your questions and more have already been covered a lot here, but sometimes it takes some digging.

Basically, you have two options:
Option 1: Buy a kit and get building. This is probably your simplest option, or you could dig into Dan's PCBs.

Option 2: Learn about the circuit and then the world is your oyster. Start here.