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Foam nose cone fab (2009-08-06)

While the filler is drying, I thought I'd document how I'm making the nose cone for an unnamed and not yet designed BT-101 model. I first cut three rings from a sheet of 2" pink foam using ... [Read More]

The new nose cone, revealed (2009-08-12)

I managed to mostly buff out the clouded areas but the finish is not great. I'm going to wait a few days, lightly sand it, and shoot another coat. [Read More]

While on the subject of making nose cones... (2009-08-13)

A while back, someone on some forum (Rocketry Planet?) described a method of making tail cones and transitions by removing triangular slivers of the body tube and pulling the gaps together. As I ... [Read More]

Nose cone-from-tube experiment (2011-07-06)

I didn't completely follow the method outlined in the video attached to this post .  Here's what I tried, what worked, and what didn't.  The attached photo is as of the last step. Start ... [Read More]

Doin' the ol' nose cone shuffle (2011-07-28)

At the moment, I have nothing on the workbench (actually, its covered with stuff, just no active projects).  My Lost In Space Robot is stalled. I'm happy with the 'head'/nosecone section, ... [Read More]

Nosecones can be such a drag (2013-08-28)

Tim VanMilligan continues his series on using a wind tunnel (12" open circuit, Eiffel type) at the Air Force Academy: Newsletter #346 . His article explains the whole experiment and has lots of ... [Read More]

Reference on building nose cones, tail cones and transitions from tubing (2013-09-29)

Ninfinger just added a set of vintage Ace/US Rockets publications . Most interesting is Advanced Information Report 4: Ace Fugue Shroud Method . [Read More]

More on Papier-Mache nose cones - you will be bored if you read this (2013-12-05)

A few days ago I mentioned that I had become interested in making rocket parts (i.e. nose cones) with   Papier-Mâché. The goal would be to make  them  cheap and ... [Read More]

$3 nose cones from 5-Below (2013-12-21)

The neck on these fits a 54mm tube perfectly. [Read More]

I want one of these nose cones (2016-12-04)

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Big a$$ nose cones at Hobby Lobby (2017-03-31)

These three ginormous Easter Eggs could result in six equally ginormous nose cones. They are on sale for $16, which is the same as the normal price with their typical 40% weekly coupon. [Read More]