NewWay Angled Invader, Part 8, Gluing On The Pod Fins & Launch Lugs

I don't use a lot of glue when initially setting on the fins.

Apply a glue line down the root edge, shown on the left.

Run a fingertip down the side edges of the fin leaving a line of glue in the center.

Wipe off your finger and repeat the finger line down the other side.

This refines the glue to the center and evens out the glue line.

Now I can set the fin on the body tube.

Using less glue makes for less "squeeze-out" along the sides of the root edge. After the glue has dried, less initial glue will allow for small readjustments. If you had used too much glue, that misaligned fin could be stuck for good!

After you are satisfied with the fin position, THEN add fillets for more strength.

The Fin Guide "A" is used again to hold the fins at an angle as the glue dries.

The squared dowel is glued onto the pencil lines drawn earlier.

The two launch lugs are glued on the underside of the main body 5" from the low edge of the tube.

Even though I had drawn pencil alignment lines, 

I could still slide the lug guide down the two lugs to check the spacing.