Thanks to Lakeroadster for giving me the idea of building this model flying the colours of the JWST. This one was going to be a challenge because of the curved nose cone. At the scale I’m building this requires a BT-70 tube for the main frame and there is no available cone on the market I could find. I also don’t have a lath nor a 3D printer so I’m going to build the cone using 4 separate cardstock transitions.I designed the build for the cone on AutoCAD. It requires 3 interior shoulder tubes to support the first 2 transitions and 6 centering rings to support the upper transitions and center the supporting interior BT-20 tube. An 11 mm plastic bead caps the nose cone. Thanks also goes to Peter Alway for the technical drawing he posted on Lakeroadster’s thread which is very helpful for dimensions.
I figured I’d build the nose cone first to see if I could do it and then proceed with the design and build of the remainder. Next challenge will be the offset nose cones on the boosters. I’ve never built those before. Will be using a Christmas gift wrap tube for the SRBs. Just the right diameter.
I figured I’d build the nose cone first to see if I could do it and then proceed with the design and build of the remainder. Next challenge will be the offset nose cones on the boosters. I’ve never built those before. Will be using a Christmas gift wrap tube for the SRBs. Just the right diameter.