The launch lug slots are precut. After painting the body tubes, the slots are cut out.
I wanted to scrape the paint for a strong adhesion of the medium CA glue.
Pencil in guidelines inside the width of the launch lug.
Notice the bottom line is a little short, above the bottom of the slot. The upper end is a bit longer.
Check the right side of the next picture. The molded slot is even with the bottom and below the top of the lug.
The paint is scraped off inside the pencil line.
The bottom of the lug is not curved but flat.
I scraped a little more near the slot to flatten out the body tube curve. This will make a stronger glue joint.
On the right, CA glue is applied more to the center and away from the edges. This will prevent any glue squeeze out when the lug is pressed in place.
The lug is pressed into the slot and held as the glue sets.
Notice the paper towel taped around the flat finish paint on the body tube. This keeps finger oil stains off the body tube. Flat finishes are a dirt and finger oil magnet.
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