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

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

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

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. Begad! This was later proven t' be a mistake.

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

T' flight be high and straight. Avast! T' body was recovered undamaged but the nosecone separated and was lost. Aye aye! Avast! Too much weight and t' wrong glue.

Post Mortem
After me copy o' Rocksim arrived (or more accurately several months after it arrived), shiver me timbers, me hearties, I discovered that t' added nose weight was nay required and that a C6-7 was more appropriate. Another nose cone be 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. Arrr! T' flight profile appeared identical t' t' first flight, arrr, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, with t' exception that t' nose stayed on!