Like F4U, I hold the pieces and glue them as I go. I do build over the plan with wax paper most of the times. I once built a gentle lady on a friday night because I ruined my contest 2M bird and flew it sat and sun in the contest. Actually still have it. Never placed less than third with it. Had a bet with a friend and built an electra wing in an hour ready to cover.

Takes friends months to build something like a bigstik. I built one in 2 weeks from scratch and it is as nice as any at the field. I guess we all build like we were taught. The guy that taught me when I was 12 was a columbian nation champ. He was very quick and a perfectionist. Built some of the best looking stuff I ever saw. What a pilot!