Just a couple more questons. Cutting the sheeting on a 45, I assume that you mean across the sheet and not along the edge. Not lining them up is a good idea. after I built the first half of the fuse, I noticed that the plans had me make the splices right above the wing. I have laminated 1/64 ply behind the splices in the fuse along with a rib-like dowl shown in one of the above pics, for extra strength. I am also going to glass the whole plane when its done.
Thanks again