RE: How did we ever survive before CA glue?
I use thin or thick CA for almost all my building. I usually only use tite-bond for gluing harder woods or for balsa pieces that are thicker than .250" (like tail pieces that are made from multiple sheets). The mess most people complain about with CA can easily be reduced or eliminated by using an applicator tip and keeping a small piece of waxed paper handy to wipe up excess glue. I am 30 now and I have been in the hobby since I was 10 so I have been born and raised on CA glue and lack the patience for anything else. I have never had a glue joint fail and my models look better than most.