RE: making tail braces
I built a kit this year with foam wings and it used the tube as Les mentioned so the foam wings could use screws to tighten down the wings at the struts, works very well. Being a kit or plans built plane you can also install hardwood hard points, dowel or ply where you want to attach the wire braces. I use ply in a lot of places where I'm going to attach things like braces or control horns.