Fairing, I need help

[Lohan2008]

I want to sandwich my surface scanner between a nose cone & op-s1 small long fairing. I can not get the fuel section to "click" onto the bottom of fairing, what am I doing wrong ??

Edited May 2, 2015 by Lohan2008

[Blu_C]

Try removing the fairing piece and attaching a completely new one. Then attach the rocket before building the fairing around the payload. You may have accidentally clipped the part making it so you don't have a bottom node to attach the rest of the rocket to. If that doesn't work make another post in this thread, and maybe also give a picture of the problem from a couple different angles (above and below would be useful).

[Lohan2008]

Bump! I have tried but still can not get fuel to "click" to fairing.

[Blu_C]

Nobody can help you yet because you seriously aren't providing enough information. The picture you gave is a good try, but it doesn't show us what is going on. In order to actually help we need to be able to see the problem so as originally requested please provide 2 more pictures:

1- Showing the problem area from a 45 degree angle from ABOVE.

2- showing the problem area from a 45 degree angle from BELOW.

Straight on isn't letting anyone see.

[Lohan2008]

[Blu_C]

Ok, give me a moment to try and replicate what I am seeing here.

[Blu_C]

Alright, here is what I have found:

#1) This isn't your problem but it will likely cause problems for you upon launch. You need to put a decoupler between your engine and the fairing. The fairing base does NOT act as a decoupler and will block the engine when you activate it, making it so you are unable to get thrust from that stage.

#2) It looks like the fairing piece is bugged out somehow. You should have something that looks like this upon attaching the piece:

So on your rocket try removing the fairing piece completely and start from scratch with a new part. When what you have looks like the above you should notice that now you MUST build the fairing around the payload, and until the fairing is closed that is all the game will allow you to do. In order to do this simply move your mouse and you should see the fairing trying to match what you are indicating. Once the fairing is above the payload you should be able to create a point which will signal to the fairing base that this is the last "piece" of the fairing and will close when you create it. I created an album if you need help: Fairings - How To

Once you have done the above you will be able to grab new parts to attach to the bottom of the rocket. Was that enough or are you still having problems?

[NathanKell]

You're not using a stock fairing part.

[Lohan2008]

protective shell worked.