I agree with the fact that it's not a hard plane to build, there is very little massive shaping from blocks or anything like that, just alot of steps that need to be done right. Building surface suggestions will come in the truckloads! Just do the cieling tile on any hard flat surface and you'll be ok. Heck, I once used soft pine worktop, it was great because the pins stuck in it, but you had a solid flat surface to bear some weight down on, plus, it was a flip down hinged to the wall design I whipped up. I say go for it, you'll realize that to build it correctly, it's going to take time and paitence, use titebond 2 or regular wood glue to assemble the structure. There is nothing worse than gluing a part in place and then realizing that it's on the wrong side or positioned incorrectly. I'd pick up a tiger 2 arf or a 4* 40 or 60 ARF and continue your training till your ready for the warbird.