Estes Vesta Intruder #7312 Build, Part 11, Fairing Spacing & Vane Fillets

Notice the scraping for the fairing glue line and the lower launch lug.

I wanted to be sure the spacing between the fairings was consistent - 

TIP: Use one of the fairings set between the two glued on fairings to keep the spacing equal and in line with each other.

Before the glue starts to set up - 

remove the center space fairing.

You could also use scrap balsa to set the spacing.

The fillet line on the forward vanes are long!

TIP: On a very long root edge, apply wood glue to only half the length at a time. This prevents pooling from too much glue under your smoothing finger.

With the vanes so close together, you might find it easier to do even shorter fillet lengths then cleaning any excess glue with a Q-tip.

I thought it would be easier to lightly sand the fillets before the first white undercoats. All I was trying to do was knock down the high spots, not do any deep sanding.