Fliskits MACME Shrew Build, Part 13, The Real Nose Cone Part A

The nose cone shroud was cut from the kits pattern sheet.
Two posts back I made a practice nose cone from copy paper. With only one chance to get the shaping right I wanted to practice first.

The instructions say "A small hole in the tip is normal".
TIP: You can make the tip hole smaller on any conical shroud by lightly pulling down on the right overlap side off the shroud, where the tweezers are in the picture.
It will take a few tries to get it right. Try it without glue first.

The nose block was smaller than the hold in the nose base.
To increase the outside diameter, 
I added two wraps of a copy paper strip to get a good fit.
The strips were set down with the glue stick.

TIP: Instead of using the entire clay weight at once, use smaller pieces.
Start with a small cone shaped piece and drop it into the tip.
Pat that into place with the soft end of a Q-tip.
Knead another small piece of clay into a ball. Flatten the ball into a thick pancake shape. Drop this in and again form flat and against the sides with a Q-tip.
The instructions say: "Take care no to deform the nose cone".
Instead, use light pressure on the packing clay to round out and form the conical nose cone.