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Estes PNC-55AO Nose Cone 3D Model
This is a 3D model of the Estes PNC-55AO nose cone that is designed to fit Estes BT-55 airframe tubing.
Estes kits that use this nose cone: Kit# KC-5, Citation BOMARC Kit# K-48, Bandit Kit# K-55, Goblin Kit# 0657, BOMARC Kit# 0891, Prime Number Explorer Kit# 1248, Bandit Kit# 1255, Goblin Kit# 1278, Vigilante Kit# 1294, Cobra-1500 Kit# 1332, Sea Strike 'D' Kit# 1334, Sky Bolt Kit# 1335, Blue Bird Zero Kit# 1368, Comet Kit# 1376, NASA Pegasus Kit# 1902, Space Station Aquarius Kit# 1943, Magician Kit# 1997, Pathfinder Kit# 2025, Meteor Kit# 2043, Photon Probe (1991-1993) Kit# 2052, Photon Disruptor II Kit# 2124, F-22 Air Superiority Fighter Kit# 2138, Firebird Kit# 2155, Super Nova Payloader * Kit# 3025, Photon Disruptor Kit# 3026, Photon Probe Kit# 7001, Meteor (boxed) Kit# 7237, Goblin You can find it at the link below and download it for free from Thingiverse. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4554882 |
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Surprised at how many of these I've built over the years. The Sea Strike D and Cobra 1500 have been on my radar for a while, and who doesn't think about doing a Blue Bird Zero.
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Sorry about being late to the party. Picture is of various BNC-55AO balsa cones along with the current Estes plastic cone from the Goblin.
From the left: current Estes plastic cone from their Goblin kit: Balsa Machining Services version of BNC-55AO: My original Goblin nose cone from the '70s that now flies on a cloned Goblin: SEMROC BNC-55AO from their Bandit kit: and finally the Nose cone in their Goblin kit (pre-eRockets). Chas
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Those all look pretty close to the same design to me.
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I’ve got a set of Blue Bird Zero decals I ordered from Semroc years ago. I have all the parts needed, too. And I’ve also thought about an upscale with Stickershock vinyl. I’m easily distracted, I guess ...
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Thanks, Chas, for posting that photo here. You can see the slight differences in each. I see enough of a difference between the Estes original balsa and the plastic new one to justify designing the original. |
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And it's interesting that that BMS repro is closer to the Estes original than the Semroc
BNC-55AO. That's unusual.
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I know that the Estes balsa nose cones were made using "plung grinders" that would wear a bit after thousands of cones. I have to guess that perhaps the BNC-55AO that Carl used for the SEMROC cone may have been one that was a bit out of the original shape or at least differed from the example that Balsa Bill used. Just speculation.
Keep in mind that the original Estes nose cone in my picture has a few (seventy-eleven) coats of paint over the years as it was salvaged and reuses. Chas
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I don't see enough difference to make it even remotely worthwhile.
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