Estes Mini Mars Lander Build #0881, Part 7, Nose Cone Prep

The nose cone fits into a very short section of BT-60. There won't be much room for the wadding and streamer.
There is a recessed line in the shoulder to set the cut. I used a razor saw to cut off the back end.





Here's the back end after the cut.

The rough edges were sanded smooth.








TIP: The raised molding seam was scraped using the backside of my X-Acto blade. The backside of the blade works almost like a cabinet scraper and won't dull up the sharp side of the blade!




Scraping off the seam took down the raised ridge. There were still some recesses.

A bead of medium CA was set down. Allow plenty of time for it to dry before sanding with 220 grit, then 400 grit.