05-19-2019, 02:42 PM
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Officially Middle-Aged Rocketeer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 1,356
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Originally Posted by stefanj
I can't say I miss those foam nose cones, but it is neat seeing one again! I got a lot of mileage out of my NCR kits in the late 80s / early 90s.
(I had a Corporal; flew it on an F10 back on Long Island. Lost!)
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I've had good luck with the nose cones - occasionally a few bubbles along the shoulder, but they've filled in nicely. Never had any issues with primer/paint adhesion. The only real problem I've had with them is non-sandability; on a couple of flights with the Mini-Katana, I've managed to stick the cone onto the fins at ejection. This expanded the shoulder enough that it won't fit into the BT, and I had to peel and sand the inside of the tube to re-fit the cone.
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