The next step is to get the retractable landing gear setup, and so with that in mind I bent and cut the gear. I installed the wheels and am holding them in place with some rubber stoppers I had lying around from some pushrod connectors.
![DSC_2053](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4498399729_6c841e2929.jpg)
I probably need to secure the wheel stops with a dab of glue, but I'm going to leave that until I'm sure everything is sitting right. It turns out bending wire exactly is harder than I thought, so one is very slightly longer than the other. I'm hoping it won't be a problem.
I went through a bunch of the little tasks that I'd been putting off as well. I finally glued in the plywood that will hold the elevator and rudder servos in,
![DSC_2022](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4498388175_23b8d4d5b8.jpg)
I finally got around to gluing in the rods that will hold the engine nacelle on,
![DSC_2032](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4499027536_227ba8e9ee.jpg)
(Tip: I left the nacelle actually assembled as the glue dried to ensure the pieces would fit together night and snug. I used vaseline on the ends of the tubes to keep them from getting glue inside them and a peice of paper-towel in between the two halves to absorb any excess glue. Worked great.)
![DSC_2033](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4499028568_0f1cc7b5b4.jpg)
![DSC_2037](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4499029596_cf3926b714.jpg)
![DSC_2026](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4499025530_39db50a752.jpg)
![DSC_2038](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4499030576_c60ba82188.jpg)
And made some cardboard sidewalls for the exhaust ports,
![DSC_2033](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4499028568_0f1cc7b5b4.jpg)
Also I got the steel plate and magnets glued in for the cockpit (the hatch that covers the battery),
![DSC_2037](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4499029596_cf3926b714.jpg)
![DSC_2026](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4499025530_39db50a752.jpg)
Now the cockpit sits in nice and tight and is held in place by the magnets. It's actually beginning to look like a real plane now (about time).
![DSC_2038](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4499030576_c60ba82188.jpg)
Next stop, more wing-work.
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