RE: First build.. Advice needed!
Instead of wax paper, cover the plans with plastic. Buy one of those cheap drop cloths, but make sure it is at least 2 mils thick (4 mils is better). They only cost about $2 but the CA AND ASSOCIATED PARTS do not stick to it. It can be a pain trying to remove wax paper that has been CA to what you are gluing.
Titebond, Elmer's, etc are actually lighter in weight than CA and in MANY applications are as strong as CA, but they do take substantially longer to dry.
I would also suggest getting a box of 100 #11 blades. You will be surprised how quickly you go through them, especially cutting covering.
A plastic triangle square is also very handy. I remove the 90 corner about 1" up on each side, then curve the inside of that area so it will fit around/over built up areas. For instance getting the rudder square with the elevator.