Estes Airborne Surveillance Missile Build, #7257, Part 10, Upper & Lower Assembly

I kept the sections separate until after the decals were applied.

No real reason, I just thought it would be easier to apply the decals on smaller, separate sections.

GOTCHA: Before applying a glue ring inside the upper tube, I double checked the position of the upper centering ring on the low section.

The instructions said the glue should be 3" from the bottom of the tube. 

The upper ring is 2 5/8" from the top of the scalloped "D" ring. I placed the glue ring at 2 1/2" so the upper centering ring would contact the glue and push it up the remaining 1/8" to the final position.

This is one of those instances where you can apply the upper ring of glue and a lower ring of glue for the engine mount.

TIP: On larger ring engine mounts, like these 5/50 rings, setting the mount in at an angle lets you clear a lower ring of glue inside the larger tube. Straighten out the mount as you slide the mount in the rest of the way.

Line up the vertical white lines of the decal "Ts" right over the dowels.

The fins should end up in the right position.