Glad I found this thread again, nice work!

My Aurora 60 project was put aside due to other things going on for about one year, but since 4 weeks I am back to it. I will follow your progress now curiously, as there are indeed lots of similarities between Aurora and Beetle. Just found that pipe header offset and nose landing gear are just opposite as compared to the Aurora. In first moment I thought your photos were mirrored, but they sure are not...

Just now, all R/C gear mounting provisions are done, and pipe installation is under consideration.