Update: wings glued on and rear stabilizers, seams sanded and some minor putty work begun

good news- wings/stabilizers are aligned nicely
bad news- not enough nose weight- we have a tail sitter!

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Great progress, David @dbutlr.
Maybe you can also make use of the not yet mounted nose wheel area to add some weight.

Good idea @Spiros ! Thanks for the suggestion

Update: still making progress but a bit slow this week

1) I've added weight to the not yet attached engine naccelles- thanks to Spiros and John for helping me think outside the box in this area

2) The nose section is compete and waiting for the canopy to be attached- the Quickboost barrels are a huge improvement over the kit barrels which end up being very noticeable in this area of the aircraft (picture is a bit blurry)

3) I used the kit engines and after some painting, dry brushing, and a wash they don't look half bad

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Those weights should do the trick, David @dbutlr
Engines look indeed very nice.

Coming together nicely, my friend @dbutlr!

@dbutlr - You can also add weight in the engine nacelles ahead of the landing gear for "insurance weight."

Looking great so far, my friend @dbutlr! Regarding the Future mishap, to my knowledge, Future, once hardened, is very difficult to remove and any strong agent used will have a bad effect to the camo and, possibly, to the plastic underneath. Normally you should lightly sand the area to even the bumps, but almost definitely this will remove a good portion of the camo paint, meaning you will have to locally repaint and re-Future...

Before doing so, how about applying Future locally with a brush: it might even the bumps to an acceptable point (but be careful for it not to stagnate at places, as it will create even more "lumps"). If it works, it works, otherwise you might proceed to sanding and repainting.