I need to find out how to repair my plane. It was damaged pretty badly during shipping and I don't know how to repair it.

The rudder broke off. It had been attached by plastic flaps, which acted as hinges,and were inbedded into the rudder and the tail structure. Now those flaps are ripped. Can I replace these with hinges that go on surface of the rudder and tail?

There are also tears in the skin of my plane. These tears are on the fuselage, but there is no damage to the wood. How would I go about fixing these? I was thinking about just cutting the teared part of the skin out and then applying brand new skin from the hobby store to the gaps. Would that work?

Could someone explain to me how I should go about fixing these damaged parts of my plane? If not, could someone at least refer me to a website that will teach me how to make the repairs? I have done some extensive google searching and not been able to find any adequate sites that would help a newbie like me learn to repair.

Thanks for your time.