RE: noob CA question
Really not a ton of information here to answer your question. From what I gather talking about gluing fuse sides and doublers together if so what kind of CA did you use thick or thin? Thin CA is thinner than water and will seep into the wood so you can basiclly glue the ends or edges with the pieces already how you want them But you must have a tight fit also, thin CA does not glue light ply very well at all. SO use thick CA or titebond when glueing lit-plyor other harder woods.
Thick CA is pretty thick and can take up to about 30 seconds to dry and is spread on both pieces then put together so if you used thick Ca seems to me like you did it right. Regardless if the end result 2 pieces being stuck together well then its good enough. If the plane has set around for a few years run a bead of thin ca down everything you can and if there are gaps where the fit up isn't perfect fill the gap with thick ca or even titebond. Would not give up on your kit, you would be surprised what kind of bad mistakes can be fixed.