Doc, the honey-do list is long, but I'm avoiding it at the moment. The rear of the fuse is finally sanded and fared. Looks pretty good though I suspect not kicking that point on the fuse is going to be a chore. The nose gear is done. Now I'm working out a way over-complicated cowl arrangement (because of the nose wheel, it has to be in two parts). Once that's done and I finish building the arming system, I'll try to assemble all the various parts of the nose, see what doesn't fit or work (though they've all be in there individually) the shape the control surfaces (they are built) and build the wheelpants. That should all be done in the next couple of weeks (with time taken out to head to a contest in Salem, Oregon). Then, hopefully if all goes well, I can start finishing the beast.
I finally managed to secure a very bad picture of the original Mirage III. Far as I can tell, there is only one. The paint appears to be mostly the same as the Mirage II but with red on top instead of blue and a few different flairs. That's probably what I will go with. Should be fun.