kenny, the wood is there too keep it as square as possible, in the back of the 2x1 pine piece are two slots, to which the plastic uprights are slid into, to join the wood to the plastic, one bottle of B&Q superglue, nothing fancy.
next is the ships lifeboat deck, which will sit over the main deck forming an overhang, complete with outrigger arms. may be a section up front as well to form an external front combing.
some superglue trapped the antenna off the RX so it has had to be severed and re-joined, :( hope it doesn't affect performance.