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 Rocketry Product: Odd'l Rockets - F-16 {Kit} [2017-]

Model Rocket Building: New Kit Prototype - Odd'l Rockets F-17, Part 1 Decals and Canopy (2016-05-01)

This won't be a full build thread but a quick insight into making a prototype. I'm playing around with a new Odd'l Rockets kit based on the old Centuri fighter Fleet series. To see the Fighter ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Kit Prototype - Odd'l Rockets F-17, Part 2, Canopy (2016-05-02)

Draw, adjust, then draw and adjust again. The first tries were too square and didn't fit the contour of the nose cone. It took six revisions to get a good fit. To glue on the canopy it was traced ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: New Kit Prototype - Odd'l Rockets F-17, Finished (2016-05-03)

Here's the finished prototype. More tweaks are coming! For now more flight testing . . .  The finished model is smaller than I would have thought, about the same size as the Centuri original. ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: F-16 Prototype Tweeks (2016-10-17)

Originally I was going to call this the F-17. It is based on the OOP F-16 Centuri Fighter Fleet model. I went back to the F-16 name after seeing some online F-17 fighter images. Where it is at now, ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: F-16 Canopy! (2017-02-25)

Work continues on the new F-16 Fighter Fleet kit. A big hurdle was making a workable clear canopy. I didn't want to go the easy route and include one made of card stock. What really set off the ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: F-16 Instruction Drawings Underway! (2017-03-02)

I've started work on the Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit instructions. This drawing shows the gluing of the intake scoop on the bottom of the model. Instructions are really the most time consuming part of ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: Odd'l F-16 Kit Update (2017-04-06)

I recently bought a small vacuum forming machine for the F-16 clear canopies. Getting the best thickness of plastic, finding the correct temperature and the right moment to turn on the vacuum takes ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Odd'l F-16 Kit Update! (2017-04-07)

I recently bought a small vacuum forming machine for the F-16 clear canopies. Getting the best thickness of plastic, finding the correct temperature and the right moment to turn on the vacuum ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Odd'l Rockets Goony G-16 Build, Part 1, Parts (2017-04-18)

The new Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit is almost ready! The fins have been laser cut and almost all the parts are here. After the instructions are drawn up you should build a model using them to be sure ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Odd'l Rockets Goony G-16 Build, Part 3, Engine Mount - TIP (2017-04-20)

Boy, I really need to buy some 20/60 rings! This isn't the first time I've had to make my own. TIP: The next time you are at a framing store, ask if they have any scrap mat material. It's perfect ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: F-16 Kit Now Available! (2017-04-21)

  Well it's about time! This one took a while . . . Too many prototypes, too many trashed canopies, design revisions and many test flights. Jon Rocket will have them today (Saturday), ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Odd'l Rockets F-16 Kit Now Available! (2017-04-22)

  Well it's about time! This one took a while . . . Too many prototypes, some trashed canopies, design revisions and lots of test flights. Jon Rocket will have them today (Saturday), ... [Read More]

JonRocket.com: Odd'l Rockets F-16 (2017-05-10)

In the late 1970s, Centuri released a line of fighter jet inspired model rocket kits including the F-16 Fighter.  Drawing on Centuri’s classic design, Odd’l Rockets has released its ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Still Interested In That F-16 Kit? (2017-05-19)

Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit is popular but quantity is limited, Hans -  Occasionally I go to EBAY to check model kit listings. Last week I saw the Odd'l F-16 and clicked on it without looking at the ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: Better Bomb Tank Shape on the F-16 Kit (2017-06-14)

The bomb or tank wing details on the Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit were a compromise. Being a small vendor I certainly couldn't afford to have molds made for short run kits. Carved dowels were used for the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Better Bomb Details on Odd'l F-16 (2017-06-15)

The bomb (or tank) wing details on the Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit were a compromise. Being a small vendor I certainly couldn't afford to have molds made for short run kits. Carved dowels were used for ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: Sprint60's F-16 Build (2018-09-28)

A port from YORF: Here's a brief update. We've flown these a number of times now, drag racing fun; the last time at NARAM 60.  I finally have the paint finished, decals placed and canopies ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: A Well Built F-16 (2020-06-02)

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

Odd'l Rockets: Colin's F-16 Launch (2020-06-28)

An email and picture from Colin Kaul -  "Here is my Odd'l F16 on its first launch. It is kit number 165. I can't wait to get an F104 Starfighter!" Thanks Colin! Your picture caught the launch ... [Read More]

Odd'l Rockets: Paul W's F-16 Build (2020-12-15)

    Paul W. posted on the Facebook Model Rocket Fanatics page:   " Finally finished the Odd’l Rockets F-16. This was a Christmas present two years ago from my oldest ... [Read More]