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Invest in a fineline panel liner -- in GREY, not black. Grey looks much better on white plastic, especially on smaller RGs and HGs.
A thought on posing: get Action Bases. Well worth it, especially for RGs that are a little delicate and lightweight for posing on their own. Here's a few of my amazing potatocam albums that might give a few posing ideas:
http://imgur.com/a/e9KhP http://imgur.com/a/mPUFg http://imgur.com/a/9y7nu http://imgur.com/a/MQ59m http://imgur.com/a/l5uJH
but about the pen vs wash, its just that a wash is so quick and simple that i think it is still beginner friendly (MORE beginner friendly then correctly using a pen i would argue) and I would rather they get into the habit of washing and gaining experience than starting off using select specially tools that probably do have their place but I think are counter intuitive to the experience, (we didn't pay money just to half ass our own gundams did we?) That being said, the hobby is all a journey unique to yourself, have fun doing what you love and like! I would just be amiss in recommending it lol
I agree with you that one of the best things about auto finishing sandpaper is the wet-sanding ability. Not having to clog up everything with microfine dust is great. I also use an old parts separator (basically a flat wedge of plastic) that I got free with an issue of Hobby Japan or Dengeki Hobby or something years ago as a sandpaper stick.