I wonder why Seb makes the push rods so long, fixing it is tiring! Anyways, the supplied ball links are not the smoothest, will use it for the moment and change to Dubro 2mm ones, am using that on the ailerons and they are much smoother. I also got some M4 countersunk screws as recommended by Hezik. Mounting the motor is a real chore ...I opted for the wires to exit at the bottom, then along the length of the motor, coming out from the former ... I will need to double check to ensure that the motor wires are not rubbing against the can. This is the most frustrating part of the build.

Can't wait to see how fun this plane is.