Darren, although I may use a Polyurethaneproduct called PolyC which is available in the UK. I used it on my previous build and was very pleased with the result. It will help to hold the planking together as it contains an adhesive.
I've made a bit of progress this evening....
The first job tonight was to build a cradle out of some foam and a piece of scrap wood. I hope I've managed to make it so that the fuselage will fit in it with the canopy in place. If so it will be useful all through the build!
Formers in place and drying. Everything at the moment looks to be straight which is the main thing!
The next job, as mentioned is reinforcing ply plates and to try and work out how the rest of the fuselage goes together. I may need to build the wings before I finish the fuselage. I'm not sure at the moment! Some head scratching over the plan to come!
My retracts have arrived from HobbyKing this week so if I have to, I can get on with the wing.