Odd'l Rockets F-18 Hornet Development & Build, Part 7, Nose Cone Tries?

At first, I tried to make a nose cone where the tip dropped down like the real jet.

The shoulder base was sanded at an angle.

With the new shoulder it required the inset base to be tapered.  

Here's a normal nose cone fit.

And below with the dropped tip.

This nose cone idea was cut. 

It took too much work to make it fit well. I had to assume some builders wouldn't be happy with the end result.

After A, B and C engine test flights I switched over to a plastic nose cone.

The original balsa nose cone, nose weight washers and screw eye were weighed. 

The plastic nose cone was weighed and clay added to get it up to the previous stable flight weight. 

Someone suggested to have the drop nose cones 3D printed. It's a good idea, but would really raise the price of the kit.