Green Dragon
04-25-2007, 08:32 PM
I've been pondering this for a while - I know, I need a life. .. even dropped Carl a note re: differences.
Anyways, in a nutshell, when starting clones the last couple years, and PNC-55AO drying up, I've been using the BNC from either BMS or now Semroc.
should be ok - however, the tips of the BNC's seems 'fatter' than the PNC, and always looked 'odd' to me .
I had my Vigilante clone done and the cone looked to 'flat / fat' so I wound up stealing the PNC from my Magician ( rough original, replaced cone with a Custom Rockets).
the Custom Rockets cone is in between a PNC-55AO and 55AC, so not quite right either ( have not tried 'blunting' one yet, soon ...will post results.
Anyways, the BMS and Semroc cones are very similar, so assumed that's how the BNC's came and the PNC is slightly diffeent, ala the Pnc-50K and bnc-50K, etc.
However, as photos below will show - my vintage original Goblin has a 'narrow tip' cone, near exact copy of the PNC.
in comparison is the cone (white) shown , a BMS cone on my Bandit clone.
I;s suggested to Carl re: making a "plastic version" profile cone for the NC-55AO, but would anyone but me care ?
am I being too anal ? or does the 'wide' profile look 'wrong' on some builds ?
looks good on the Bandit, or Goblin, but, least to me - bad for Cobra 1500, Vigilante, not sure on my NASA Pegasus I just started ( might try to 'blunt' a Custom Rockets nc for that )
can anyone else comment on ORIGINAL balsa cones profile and usage ?
~ AL
Anyways, in a nutshell, when starting clones the last couple years, and PNC-55AO drying up, I've been using the BNC from either BMS or now Semroc.
should be ok - however, the tips of the BNC's seems 'fatter' than the PNC, and always looked 'odd' to me .
I had my Vigilante clone done and the cone looked to 'flat / fat' so I wound up stealing the PNC from my Magician ( rough original, replaced cone with a Custom Rockets).
the Custom Rockets cone is in between a PNC-55AO and 55AC, so not quite right either ( have not tried 'blunting' one yet, soon ...will post results.
Anyways, the BMS and Semroc cones are very similar, so assumed that's how the BNC's came and the PNC is slightly diffeent, ala the Pnc-50K and bnc-50K, etc.
However, as photos below will show - my vintage original Goblin has a 'narrow tip' cone, near exact copy of the PNC.
in comparison is the cone (white) shown , a BMS cone on my Bandit clone.
I;s suggested to Carl re: making a "plastic version" profile cone for the NC-55AO, but would anyone but me care ?
am I being too anal ? or does the 'wide' profile look 'wrong' on some builds ?
looks good on the Bandit, or Goblin, but, least to me - bad for Cobra 1500, Vigilante, not sure on my NASA Pegasus I just started ( might try to 'blunt' a Custom Rockets nc for that )
can anyone else comment on ORIGINAL balsa cones profile and usage ?
~ AL