Exchanged more emails with Fritz W. When I laid the longerons on the workbench I could see that connecting the cockpit bulkheard to the rear sternpost becomes a “narrowing” both bottom and sides. My question was is the bottom “curved or straight”? He replied that a gradual curve is preferable so not to make the VP into a “pregnant Guppy” shape.In these pictures I placed the right hand fuselage longerons on the workbench with blocks and the vertical risers approximately in place.After placing these in place "dry" (no glue) I realized I needed to use shorter blocks so the gussets and skin would be above the blocks.I replaced any oversize blocks with 1/2 inch thick blocks.