mh9162013
Well-Known Member
I'm thinking about doing a downscale build of the Estes Patriot (M-104). I'd like to do it using a BT-55 body tube, but there aren't any plastic nose cones that would work for that.
Quest has several models that use the 35mm or T35 main body tube size, which is just a smidge bigger than BT-55. Ok, I can work with that. And it looks like they have two plastic nose cones that are somewhat close to the Estes Patriot nose cone shape. You can find them in the Quest Falcon and Quest SuperBird kits.
Yes, I know the tips are a bit more blunt in the Quest nose cones and the nose cones also have a straight portion. I can live with the blunter tip and the straight portion of the nose cone just means I'll use a shorter main body tube. I just have two questions.
1. Besides the straight portion and the blunt tip, am I right in concluding the Quest nose cones are fairly close to the Estes Patriot nose cone in overall shape? I've tried comparing them with pictures, but it's hard to tell due to differences in focus and angle in which the nose cones are in relation to the camera.
2. Is there a difference between the SuperBird and Falcon nose cones besides color of the plastic?
Quest has several models that use the 35mm or T35 main body tube size, which is just a smidge bigger than BT-55. Ok, I can work with that. And it looks like they have two plastic nose cones that are somewhat close to the Estes Patriot nose cone shape. You can find them in the Quest Falcon and Quest SuperBird kits.
Yes, I know the tips are a bit more blunt in the Quest nose cones and the nose cones also have a straight portion. I can live with the blunter tip and the straight portion of the nose cone just means I'll use a shorter main body tube. I just have two questions.
1. Besides the straight portion and the blunt tip, am I right in concluding the Quest nose cones are fairly close to the Estes Patriot nose cone in overall shape? I've tried comparing them with pictures, but it's hard to tell due to differences in focus and angle in which the nose cones are in relation to the camera.
2. Is there a difference between the SuperBird and Falcon nose cones besides color of the plastic?