How to put a Tegethoff dreadnought together?

Some time ago I picked up a Tegethoff dreadnought (geohex blister),
and I am finally thinking about putting it together.
I am a bit worried about the thing staying together though.

The rear engine part should not be a problem as the two parts enclose
a large part of the central hull. At the front things seem to be a bit
more vulnerable. There is a only a tiny piece of metal sticking out of
the central hull which is to be inserted in a tiny hole in the frontal
hull box. I'll need to file things a bit to get as much surface area
between the front hull and the central hull for gluing, but I suspect
this won't be enough to hold things together. Pins are probably in
order here.

So, any suggestions to make this model bombproof are welcome.

Frits

P.S. I have looked in the archives, but couldn't find anything on this.
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Frits Kuijlman			   F.Kuijlman@{its,cs,twi}.tudelft.nl
Delft University of Technology			      The Netherlands