Odd'l Cyclone from Bob Portnell

Hi, Mr. M!

Just wanted to report that Cyclone #251 has completed assembly and been turned over to my younger daughter (18-1/2 years old) for marker decoration action.

Thanks Bob!

Markers keep it light for a longer spinning flight duration.

That Cyclone is a strange looking bird - 

But there's a good reason why. 

Wait until you see the maple seed recovery!

A Well Built F-16

From the Facebook Model Rocketry Fanatics page:
David Koo posted pictures of his finished Odd'l Rockets F-16. Great work David!

A New Pig!

Hope finished up her Odd'l Rockets Pigasus and launched it twice yesterday. Lots of fun and with some careful wind correction we kept it on the field despite strong winds. — with

Hope Betts Finn

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Little Green Man - Review

An email from David -

Hi Chris,

Just finished building the the Little Green Man rocket! What a fun and unique build. I loved the design, humor, excellent instructions, and amazing attention to detail. This is just a quick e-mail to say thank you and to compliment you on your many talents! 

Next up: Pigasus and then the F-16 Fighter!

My five-year-old son and I can’t wait to launch the Green Man up!

Thank you!

David K

Thanks David! Where did you get that stand?

Merry Christmas 2019

Reprinted from 2010 -

OH, ROCKET - TREE
Space Modeling Parody of Oh, Christmas Tree
Oh, Rocket-tree Oh, Rocket-tree,
How lovely is thy smoke trail,
Oh, Rocket-tree Oh, Rocket-tree,
Fly Vertically without fail.

With C6-3, we’ll rubberneck,
At peak of flight, a rear eject,

Oh, Rocket-tree Oh, Rocket-tree
It landed close - oh whoo-o-pee.

"But I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good flight."

"Say, little Bobby, Did you get a Wedgie for Christmas?"

The Wedgie is an OOP Odd'l Rockets kit that had available skins to fit the triangle sides.

Upscale Squatty Body

From TRF -
Gary 7 made an upscale Odd'l Squatty Body!





















"Started the Rocksim design phase early August. Got this done in time for Midwest Power. Flown on K535."

BT-20H (Heavy Wall) Tubing Now In Odd'l Rockets Kits!

The new Heavy Walled BT-20H tubes are being added to the Odd'l Rockets Kit lineup!
You'll see these tubes added to the 18mm engine mounts of kits being produced from this day forward.

There are still some recently produced kits with the standard thinner wall tubing out there. Keep an eye out, you'll notice the difference when you come across one of the new tubes!

The Heavy Walled 20 sized tubes are as thick as an Estes BT-55 or BT-60 tube. Stronger engine mounts for all general use including the new 18mm Quest composite C and D engines.

The normal Estes style BT-20 tube is on the left, the BT-20H (Heavy wall) tube is on the right.