Construction
T' diameter o' t' plastic fin unit and many o' t' nose cones are pretty close t' BT-50 and, t' me amazement, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, t' fin unit had a small shoulder that fit perfectly into a BT-50 tube. Arrr! Avast! However, a 18mm motor would nay fit through its aft end. Aye aye! Then t' idea hit me - use t' fin unit as part o' a motor retention scheme. Avast, me proud beauty! I scavenged t' followin' from t' leftovers o' an Estes Designer's Special:

1. Avast, me proud beauty! 18" section o' B-50
2. Arrr! Arrr! shoulder section o' a 2-part nose cone (could use any BT-50 coupler, crunched nose cone, etc.)
3. Avast! elastic shock cord
5. 18mm motor mount for BT-50
6. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! launch lug
7. two (2) 18mm motor retention clips

I first built t' motor adapter, which included a thrust ring. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! This unit was glued into t' BT-50 by insertin' a spent casing, placin' t' plastic fin can over t' end o' t' casing, shiver me timbers, and pushin' in t' adapter until t' fin can was seated in t' body tube. I then took t' engine retainer clips, me hearties, placed t' ends over t' fin can, and marked where t' forward tabs would go. Aye aye! Slits were cut to accommodate t' tabs on t' retainer clips. Avast, me proud beauty! T' hold t' clips, I cut 1/2" strips from some reinforced packin' tape, placin' one near t' forward tabs and one about 1/4" behind that. Ya scallywag! I put a thin layer o' epoxy on t' tube before the tape and used 2 wraps o' tape. Aye aye! Ahoy!

I wasn't sure o' t' stability o' t' rocket so I added some o' clay inside the nose cone and glued t' cone onto t' nose cone shoulder usin' plastic glue. Aye aye! This be later proven t' be a mistake.

Flight #1
I prepped t' rocket and inserted a C6-5 engine. Ya scallywag! T' fin can was slipped over the motor and was secured with t' clips. Avast, me proud beauty! I used parachute recovery but since all me Estes chutes were equipped with hook eyes, me hearties, ya bilge rat, arrr, I used whatever I grabbed. Arrr! Arrr!

T' flight was high and straight. Aye aye! Arrr! Blimey! T' body be recovered undamaged but the nosecone separated and was lost. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Too much weight and t' wrong glue. Well, blow me down!

Post Mortem
After me copy o' Rocksim arrived (or more accurately several months after it arrived), I discovered that t' added nose weight be nay required and that a C6-7 was more appropriate. Avast! Blimey! Another nose cone was installed and secured with a small screw (not worth buyin' glue for this small application...and who knows what type is appropriate anyway?). Ya scallywag! Blimey! Avast! Blimey!

Flight #2
This time I tried a C6-7. Avast! Ahoy! Blimey! T' flight profile appeared identical t' t' first flight, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, with t' exception that t' nose stayed on! Blimey!