The Peter Alway book "Scale Bash" book shows a red band at the base of the nose cone.
The PML Black Brant VB shows a brown band with a thin silver band above it.
This is probably a difference in the Black Brant rounds. The paint scheme of rockets changed over time. I'll go with the Alway data on this one.
Look at the nose cone on the left.
At the shoulder is a slight raised lip.
I didn't draw the red nose cone wrap on a curve.
For the best fit of the wrap:
Sand flat the flared end with some 220 on a block followed by some 400 grit. The pencil line was a guide. Roughing up and flattening the surface will give a better glue bond.
The band was glued in place with a glue stick.
Even on the plastic I got a very good bond.
The inset shows the nose cone butted up against the end of the body tube.
After sanding the lip flat and adding the paper wrap, the paper wrap matched the outside diameter of the body tube.
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