The DIY Bullet Bill Rocket Is All Of My Childhood Dreams Come True

Matt Burns

Matt is a Senior Editor at TechCrunch. Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch. He learned the retail side of... → Learn More

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011


Model rockets are about the best things on Earth, second only to Super Mario World, of course. This Bullet Bill DIY rocket combines the two in an unholy matrimony. The entire construction process is documented over on Instructables. Word of caution: It’s not the easiest thing to build and is probably the wrong first model rocket project. Start out with some hobby store kits first. Or just jump in the deep end and build this sweet, sweet Bullet Bill rocket. The worst thing that could happen is it blows up and, well, that’s potentially awesome, too.