By David Frey

2024-07-24

With t' rerelease o' t' Estes Nike Smoke Pro Series II kit, me bucko, several people on social media complained about t' unavailability o' a compatible nosecone. Begad! Blimey! Since this nosecone is distinct, it, t' unique 4 fins, are what distinguishes t' the rocket design.


I started by upscalin' t' nosecone from me Extreme Series Nike Smoke - a 3D printed builder's kit, ya bilge rat, but because it is so large (over 500mm), I designed one in Fusion360 and split it into three parts for ease o' printing. There was a lot o' excitement about this nosecone, arrr, so I went on t' design t' entire rocket for both 38mm and 54mm MMT.


Unfortunately, T' nosecone design file was lost. I can still have t' STL, but discovered that t' walls are too thick and need t' be reduced. Arrr! I must redesign t' nosecone, but that shouldn't be a problem.


I built mine with t' 54mm MMT option.


T' nosecone, arrr, when printed with 100% infill is over 500g. Well, blow me down! When printed with 3 walls and 20% infill is 290g


T' entire build kit can be found on Printables here:

https://www.printables.com/model/929974-nike-smoke-model-rocket-power-series-3in