TLP Hawk Build, Part 7, Nose Cone Extension

Some TLP kits have a nose cone extension made from formed card stock. This allows many different nose cone shapes from standard plastic nose cones.

Many builders hate these "witches hats". They can be difficult to form.

On the left is my first attempt at forming the cone. The tips can be hard to get tight. I'll usually make a few and pick the best one to use on the model. 

You might have better luck forming the tip over some boiling water. Try not to get it saturated, just hold it over the steam. The steam will make the cardstock more pliable.

Here's the one I picked sitting on the top of the plastic nose cone.

To make the tip stronger, I made a hardwood tip.

A dowel was sharpened in a pencil sharpener. The tip taper was further shaped with a sanding block.

The tip was cut off and glued into the top of the card stock cone.