Estes Mk-109 Stingray Build Part 5 Mount and Lug Gluing

The body tube seams were filled with CWF and sprayed with grey primer.
This is the tube and nose cone after the grey primer was sanded down.

I tend to spray on the primer a little thick.
The bulk is removed with 220 grit followed by smoothing with 400 grit sandpaper.

 The engine mount was dry fitted to show the TTW launch lug mount locations.

The instructions show the engine mount simply slid in place with no glue. It is held in place by the glued in lugs and fins.

I slid the mount 3/4 the way in and added glue to the inside of the tube edge.
The mount was slid into the glue while the mount was rotated so the lug squares were lined up. (The picture shows the mount dry fitted, not quite all the way in.)

With the mount all the way in, the lugs are glued into the cut squares and into the plastic in the engine mount.

I made a small pool of plastic cement and used a toothpick to apply and spread out the glue in the hole.

The small molded "divot" will face the rear of the model and not be noticed.

The body tube holes were a little larger than the lug tabs.

The lugs were pressed forward so the small open slot would be to the rear and less noticeable.