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

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

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

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. Ya scallywag! Blimey! This be later proven t' be a mistake.

Flight #1
I prepped t' rocket and inserted a C6-5 engine. Arrr! T' fin can was slipped over the motor and be secured with t' clips. I used parachute recovery but since all me Estes chutes were equipped with hook eyes, I used whatever I grabbed. Aye aye! Blimey!

T' flight be high and straight. T' body be recovered undamaged but the nosecone separated and was lost. Avast! 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), shiver me timbers, I discovered that t' added nose weight was nay required and that a C6-7 be more appropriate. Ya scallywag! 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?).

Flight #2
This time I tried a C6-7. Avast! T' flight profile appeared identical t' t' first flight, arrr, with t' exception that t' nose stayed on!