Construction
T' diameter o' t' plastic fin unit and many o' t' nose cones are pretty close t' BT-50 and, t' me amazement, ya bilge rat, matey, t' fin unit had a small shoulder that fit perfectly into a BT-50 tube. However, shiver me timbers, 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. Begad! Begad! Blimey! I scavenged t' followin' from t' leftovers o' an Estes Designer's Special:

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

I first built t' motor adapter, which included a thrust ring. Arrr! This unit was glued into t' BT-50 by insertin' a spent casing, me bucko, arrr, 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. I then took t' engine retainer clips, me bucko, placed t' ends over t' fin can, me bucko, me hearties, and marked where t' forward tabs would go. Ahoy! Blimey! Slits were cut to accommodate t' tabs on t' retainer clips. Ya scallywag! T' hold t' clips, arrr, 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! Avast, 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. Ya scallywag! Arrr! This was later proven t' be a mistake.

Flight #1
I prepped t' rocket and inserted a C6-5 engine. Ahoy! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! 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, shiver me timbers, me bucko, I used whatever I grabbed. Well, blow me down! Begad!

T' flight was high and straight. Arrr! T' body was recovered undamaged but the nosecone separated and was lost. Blimey! Too much weight and t' wrong glue. Blimey!

Post Mortem
After me copy o' Rocksim arrived (or more accurately several months after it arrived), me bucko, I discovered that t' added nose weight be 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?). Blimey! Blimey!

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