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 Rocketry Product: Odd'l Rockets - Birdie {Kit}

Model Rocket Building: LAUNCH! Schoolyard Soccer Field, February 16, 2020 (2020-02-17)

As close to perfect as the Soccer field gets! Cool weather at 7:00 a.m. and no wind. Sometimes it's surprising what you see this early in the day. Hundreds (and I mean hundreds) of Pelicans ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Launch - Schoolyard Soccer Field, Jan 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)

This is the Florida weather you wait for all year. Cold, clear with no morning wind. I get to try out the new copper micro clips and heavy duty blast deflector. I have two new small field ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Old Range Box Part 2 (2010-07-30)

Check out the old stickers on the inside lid! Those go back to NARAM 17 and 18. The upper shelf holds (clockwise from the upper left) 1. Engine mount adapters and heavy twine. 2. Igniters from Estes ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: The End of SEMROC? (2010-08-11)

I'm sure by now most have read this thread: http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?p=123088#post123088 It's a sad day for rocketry. After all the good will shown at the recent NARAM, Estes/Cox ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: Odd'l Rockets Birdie (2010-12-18)

This is Odd'l's take on what is possibly the original oddroc - the flying Badminton Birdie. Birdie + 13mm Mini Motors = quick and easy flying fun. Construction: The kit included the shuttlecock, a ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: BIRDIES! (2020-11-20)

The Odd'l Rockets Birdie is a popular kit! When the kits were first produced, I'd buy Badminton Birdies in six packs at a sports shop. I didn't want to be stuck with a few hundred "birds" if the kit ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Odd'l Rockets Birdie Fix (2021-01-03)

I haven't launched my Odd'l Birdie in a while.  While removing a tight A10-3t motor, I pulled out the engine mount! It had been glued in using epoxy, the only glue I thought would best adhere ... [Read More]