Estes Saturn V Build Part 43 Launch Lugs

The lugs are glued to leftover tunnel wood standoffs.

A slight curve was sanded to match the body tube.






This shows the difference in the fits, unsanded on the left and contour sanded on the right.



I didn't glue the lugs centered on the seam line, but a little to the left. The 3/16" rod would run too close to the raised S-II motor beside the seam. Check yours with a launch rod and you'll see what I mean.

NOTE: Check Step 40 of the Centuri instructions HERE
It says to check the lug clearance using a 3/16" launch rod to make sure the rod doesn't hit any of the raised areas on the vacuform wraps. The illustration clearly shows the lugs glued to the side of the alignment line.

Time spent on build: 1:00
Total time on build so far: 42:45