07-07-2017, 06:42 PM
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Old Far...er...Rocketeer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Plano, TX resident since 1998.
Posts: 3,965
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Originally Posted by LeeR
I don't think it was mentioned, but if it was, I apologize. Are the current plastic nose cones for the Alpha the same profile as the original balsa nose cones?
I seem to remember thinking the nose cones on the Alpha III I used for school builds back in the 90s looked slightly different. I had an old BNC-50K (which I believe is the original Alpha cone) and used that as a model to turn a new balsa nose cone for the Super Alpha kit a few years ago. My kit had the overly long (and rounded tip) plastic nose cone and a shortened body tube to make it roughly the correct length.
I did use the included motor mount parts and decal!  |
My ~1969 Alpha has a balsa cone with a nice, sharp tip. Similarly, my 1999 Alpha has a plastic cone, also with a nice sharp tip, but the cone is somewhat slimmer just aft of the tip than is the balsa. It has a bit different shape.
My daughter's orange Alpha III cone has a rounded tip, much less pointy than either of the others. FWIW.
Doug
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