Last night I got started by doing some subassembly work. There are a number of parts that have to be glued up befor the actual construction starts. Nothing to it really, all the parts to be assembled are shown on the plans in quarter scale and they are all labeled.

I had planned to build the wing first but when I broke out the parts I found that one of the ply ribs had fallen out of the cut sheet. Unfortunately it fell out in Canada and was not in the box. Before I turned in last nite I shot a quick Email to Mosquitobite. I had an answer this morning. The real suprise was that Ken called me this afternoon to make sure we were talking about the same part. He said he was sending two ribs so they would be a matched pair. How cool is that?
So now we start the Fuselage.
As you can see, this plane is not built "over the plans" all you need is a flat spot. I use a 2 foot square high density fiber board. The stuff used for counter top underlayment. Cover it with something that CA won't stick to, like wax paper. They call their system FastFit and it really is. If I had a faster drying wood glue I would have completed the major assembly in about 2 hours. It took 4 hours because I use Tite Bond and like to give the glue plenty of time set up. The fuselge in built up mostly dry. Glue is only applied to tack the tabs once the parts are aligned. Pay close attention to the instrctions and it's a snap. One caution though, while the balsa in this kit is very good I did find it somewhat soft in a couple of instances. This Airplane is very light for it's size so some of the formers will seem filmsy Once they are glued in they lock into the structure. I got a litte heavy handed and broke a tab off one of them. Remember, This setup fits very, very well. Do not force anything. If something does not want to fit it is more than likely your fault.
I will add the internal braces and stiffeners tomorrow, sheet the forward section, and begin on the gear.

I have some more fotos so I will see how this comes out and post the rest after dinner.