diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index 0aabfca..3b1e9ee 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 const IN2MM: f32 = 25.4;
 pub const CHORD: f32 = 11.2 * IN2MM;
 pub const WINGSPAN: f32 = 45.0 * IN2MM;
-pub const LENGTH: f32 = 0.0;
+pub const LENGTH: f32 = 30.0*IN2MM;
 /// strut count in the main wing
 pub const STRUTS: usize = 20;
 pub const CARDBOARD_WIDTH: f32 = 2.4;
 /// length of each side of the triangular spar
 pub const SPAR_SIDE_WIDTH: f32 = 0.75 * IN2MM;
-pub const FUSELAGE_GAP: f32 = 10.0 * IN2MM;
+pub const FUSELAGE_GAP: f32 = 2.0 * IN2MM;
 /// a very large number, used to place unknown objects such that they do not intersect
 pub const INF: f32 = 1000.0;
 pub const RUDDER_HEIGHT: f32 = 5.0 *IN2MM;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5cd0acb..6ccbd08 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
     // struts
     for port in [true,false] {
         let mut wing = wing(&wing_airfoil, STRUTS/2, WINGSPAN/2.0, CHORD, CHORD * 0.8);
-        wing = scad!(Translate(vec3(0.0, 10.0,0.0)); wing);
+        wing = scad!(Translate(vec3(0.0, FUSELAGE_GAP,0.0)); wing);
         if port {
             wing = scad!(Mirror(vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)); wing);
         }
@@ -34,12 +34,19 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     // spars
-    scad_file.add_object(spar(WINGSPAN, true));
+    // main wing
+    scad_file.add_object(spar(WINGSPAN+FUSELAGE_GAP*2.0, true));
+
+    // "fuselage"
+    scad_file.add_object(scad!(Rotate(-90.0, vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+        spar(LENGTH, false))
+    );
 
     // rudder
     let mut rudder = scad!(Rotate(90.0, vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)));
     rudder.add_child(wing(&control_airfoil, RUDDER_STRUTS, RUDDER_HEIGHT, RUDDER_CHORD, RUDDER_CHORD * RUDDER_TAPER));
-
+    rudder.add_child(spar(RUDDER_HEIGHT, false));
+    rudder = scad!(Translate(vec3(LENGTH-RUDDER_CHORD, 0.0, 0.0)); rudder);
     scad_file.add_object(rudder);
 
     let cardboard = vec3(0.38, 0.26, 0.26);