Thanks for the nice comments @eb801, @fiveten, @johnb, @holzhamer and @gblair. This time more assembly actually takes place!
"Engine" added
I added the nose to the plane
After some filling and sanding and filling and sanding the engine gets testfitted
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1. this gap will go after glue
Some of the gaps will disappear when glued in, others need filling and filing and sanding and filling and filing and sanding
Well, committed to glue
and a few strips of tape to keep the rather heavy front on place after some generous amounts of contacta.
As usual this one then gets it’s fair share of time to cure – hopefully it will reappear before another 9 months has passed