Centuri X-24 Bug Build, Part 3, Nose Cone and Engine Mount

The nose cone shoulder needed a better fit in the wider ST-7 tube. three strips of masking tape were placed on the shoulder. This left some exposed plastic for a better gluing area.

I used the Beacon Fabri-Tac glue to glue the nose cone in place.
The old Centuri plastic cone is no longer available. While the fit may not be perfect, the Estes part is very close in shape and length to the Centuri kit nose cone.
The Estes nose cone is 1 1/16" tall. I can't find the older conical cone listed in the Centuri catalogs.

This is a dry fit of the engine tube into the former.
The final position of the former will be figured out once the body shroud is formed.
So far so good.