Estes Xarconian Cruiser Build Part 17, Intake Tube Prep an Glue

Sorry about the lack of blog posts over the past few days.
I'm at the mercy of the ship's internet which is the worst it's ever been.
Were just pulling into Vietnam and the signal is strong - for now.

Before gluing the intakes you can clean up the cut edges with some medium CA applied with a Q-tip.
Let dry and sand smooth with some 400 grit.







The instructions tell you to apply fillets after the intake tubes are applied.
The inset picture shows my finger in the gap - the gap is too wide for a fillet! Bubbles would form even if I used Titebond M&TG.
I don't think the fillets are even needed.

A glue line was run down the root edge and smoothed out with a fingertip.
The intake tube was set into the fillet.

To remove and smooth any excess a Q-tip was rolled between my thumb and forefinger for a more pointed end.
This tip was run down the joint to smooth any excess glue.

BUILD TIME
Glue on Intakes: 15 minutes
Smooth Fillets: 5 minutes
Total Build Time so far: 8 hours, 5 minutes