Semroc Wac Corporal Build, Part 10, Fitting The Tail Cone

I'm using my old Fin Tool (Sorry, they aren't available) to mark the body tube. I want the shroud joint seam hidden under a fin root edge. In this case the seam and engine hook are on opposite sides.

The shroud is glued onto the lower ring and the first ring of the two center rings.

Lightly form the shroud edge by "molding" it into the wet glue underneath. For now, I'm only molding the low, smaller side.

Dry fit the engine mount into the tube.

TIP: Slide in a turn the mount and shroud until you find the best fit against the tube.

Mark the best position with a pencil mark on the tube.

Now you can apply some glue inside the tube and around the exposed middle centering ring. Slide in and turn the mount until the pencil mark lines up with the shroud joint.

Form the wider shroud edge as before, rolling the burnisher over the tube and shroud joint.

This will make for less filling later on.

The raised shroud overlap can be sanded down a bit. Just lower the thickness a little, not too deep.