John you should also be aware the ES will come out tail heavy when the build is done, depending on your batt selection you may have to add a bit of weight in the nose area to get it to balance right.
The ES is a great little plane, I fly mine all the time, it has been through more crashes than I care to remember It has been through more mods than should be allowed But I finaly got it the way I like it now and it is my most dependable flyer

After 2 years I finaly broke the tail off in a botched landing, I took a small CF rod and cut a groove in the bottom of my fuse and imbedded it to reinforce the tail, no more weak point now

I agree with the glue part, use the GWS glue like contact cement and use the epox lightly, except on the LG, mine used to fall out when it landed, it would touch down and bounce a llittle and the gear would just pop out, this caused a bit of scaring to the wings and bottom of the fuse [:'(]

Good Luck with your new ES and have fun