PIGS! And Bigger Pigs!

From the N.A.R. Facebook page:

From Jason Pettler:
"My daughter loves Pigasus so I up scaled it to a 3in 
and a 5 1/2 in."

Thanks Jason! Very Impressive.
There have been Odd'l upscales done before but this is the first large Pigasus models I've seen.

Pigasus Sighting

Daniel Pierce posted this on the N.A.R. Facebook page:


"Had a cool rocket class for the kids at our local hobby shop today and my fellow rocketeer John Thompson broke out the Odd'l Rocket shirt and Pigasus!!!!" - in Hood River, Oregon.

A New Break-Away Build

From the N.A.R. Facebook page:

Daniel Pierce writes:
Just finishing up this kit from Odd'l rockets. Cool breakaway recovery, and I have all those sections I can paint with whatever colors I want!!!!

Body Tubes?

Just received a BIG order of body tubes from BMS for Odd'l kits.
It doesn't look like much until you look in from the side. There are tubes in tubes!

New Break-Away Kit!

Check out the Blog Topper picture!

The NEW BREAK-AWAY kit is now available from JonRocket, Apogee and Sirius Rocketry.

New design features include:  
The main body tube is now a heavy walled BT-50, even stronger than the original ST-10 tubing.
The segment ties have been improved, now stronger and more secure.
The couplers are longer for more stable joints.

Some of the new batch of kits have already sold out - be patient, more are on the way!

New Model Making Equipment!

I picked this up on Ebay to vacu-form parts for a possible upcoming kit.
I have experience with vacu-forming, when I was five years old. Mattel made a Vacu-Form "toy".

What could go wrong? It's UL listed so it has to be safe!
Give a five year old a hot plate to melt a plastic sheet. Flip over the plate and pump the vacuum arm up and down sucking the plastic over the master form.
I'm hoping for better results with the wood box and my shop vac.

So . . . Where's All The New Stuff?

I've been busy!
Work on the Odd'l Rockets Break-Away and other products continues.
Every time I get back to work on the instructions, something else comes up!
I might be called away to do shows or a Disney audition comes up.

I'm currently producing instructions for Madcow or Aerotech. (more on that later) Orders have to be filled. Add to that model builds for customers and the MRB Blog. You can get a little overwhelmed.
Add to that model builds for customers.
I do as much as I can comfortably stand!

I got a good report back from Mike Stoop at Madcow. I asked if he had any feedback from customers from the new instructions for his 1.6" diameter kits.
He said: "No. But that's a good thing."
The new Bomarc instructions answer questions and he doesn't spend time on the phone explaining construction!

To see the Bomarc instructions: CLICK HERE
I am available to produce instructions for your kits! Contact me at oddlrockets@bellsouth.net