Take a deep breath and set it on the fuselage.
Do they hit the marks on the longeron? Yes!
Is it level....take a deep breath:
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab034.jpg
YES! Woohoo! But wait..
It it centered....
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab035.jpg
Dead on the friggin' money.
I'm pretty jazzed and rivet in the bottom gussets no problem. Hey, I'm a pro at them now!
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab036.jpg
Rush up the the airplane and put it on for a final test fit. By now the work area is a mess of air hoses, extension cords, blocks of wood, filings, and rivet nails. I bump the fuselage and laugh.
Until I see the darned thing is off level.
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab037.jpg
Many, many bad words. It doesn't make sense.
Then I see one of my fuselage leveling blocks got pushed out when I bumped it. Before I start finding a dog to kick, lemme check something....
I start to laugh - the fuselage is off level.
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab038.jpg
And it's off level precisely the same amount as the rear cabane.
(cut and paste top over bottom)
http://www.darts-page.com/images/Nieuport/cab039.jpg
So all's right with the world again, and as the sun is setting it's time to go inside.
So this is how far I am in the building process - too much, or should I keep adding to this as I go on through the process?