06-01-2018, 03:14 PM
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Craftsman
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 174
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Nose ballast
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Originally Posted by MarkB.
It also needed at least a half ounce of clay up front as it was, to paraphrase GH, unpredictable, off the pad.
It didn't come with clay and it needed a proper engine mount.
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I am no expert on the history and variations of the Estes X-15s, but the last one that I handled had a steel nose weight.
These old models are probably worth more as collectables than fly-able rockets, if they are in any kind of nice condition.
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