Quest Raptor Build Part 11, Fin Gluing

The black under body "tank" was sprayed black. There was no way to hold on to this piece so it was shot the forward half first, the back half held by my left hand.
After that side dried, it was flipped over and the bare side was painted.

At the right edge of the picture you can see the gloss black reflection going to a duller finish. This is where the two separate sprays met.
This was was hit with polishing compound after everything dried.

The inset picture shows the finished nozzle, also painted gloss black. No paint is on the centering ring edges.

TIP: Before gluing on the fins I found a small recessed area on the body tube. I had already drawn the fin lines on the tube. These were erased and one of the new lines placed right over this small dent. Now the dent will be hidden under a fin root edge.

The inset picture shows the body tube sanded to the side off the fin alignment line. These larger fins are big and go to the body tube edges.
Once the fin is set on the pencil line, there is no way to be sure it is perfectly straight. On this model I'll glue the four fins to the left of the line lining up the edge of the fin root next to the pencil line.

You can see the small fin root edge glued next to the pencil line.