Apogee - Micro V2
(Contributed - by Frank Burke) 

T' kit came bagged nicely with a nice set o' instructions. Ahoy! Well, matey, blow me down! T' body and tail tube were a nice quality white tube, but t' body tube wasn't cut cleanly. Avast! Blimey! I re-cut t' ends and CA'd them for toughness. Blimey! T' tail cone is pre drilled, ya bilge rat, and other than needin' some sandin' on t' end t' square it up, and t' make it fit into t' body tube, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, was really nice. T' fit o' t' motor tube was a little loose, ya bilge rat, but when I used carpenters glue, it seemed t' bond fine. Arrr! Avast! T' nose cone is balsa also, matey, and after minor sandin' looked great. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! It too is pre-drilled for nose weight. A bead is tied t' t' end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® line and glued into t' cone for attachment. Begad! I used CA for this, matey, and applied t' clay nose weight, ya bilge rat, and secured it with CA. I decided nay t' attach t' other end t' t' thrust ring, matey, but t' tie it around the burnout CG o' t' bottom half, arrr, and avoid any body tube damage on ejection, since thar be no elastic used. Well, blow me down! T' line is plenty long, arrr, and a plastic streamer is used for recovery. Aye aye! T' fins were really nicely laser cut balsa, and needed really minor sandin' and shapin' o' t' leadin' edges. Begad! Begad! After I glued in the motor tube and tail cone, I marked t' body, arrr, and applied t' fins. Ya scallywag! Blimey! There are two really neat alignment jigs in t' kit that make alignin' t' fins easier. T' root edges o' t' fins fit perfectly and after makin' fillets, ya bilge rat, I put on the launch lug. 

I can't wait t' get out and fly it, ya bilge rat, as it looks great, and fits in perfectly with me collection o' micro scale Boyce rockets, and me Seattle Rocket works Nike Smoke. Well, blow me down! Arrr! No offense t' Michael Park, but I think t' micro V-2 is even cuter than t' Nike Smoke, and goes together even faster. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Total build time was about 1 hour, arrr, nay includin' finishing. Aye aye! Finished height is around 6 3/4" and I have some 1/4A 10.5mm Apogee motors t' try in it. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! They worked great in me Centrix, and they have changed t' igniter design t' be more robust. 

I finally got a chance t' get out and fly me apogee micro V-2 today. Ya scallywag! The splinter paint scheme came out great. I had a package o' 1/4A2-2 motors. The first motor didn't light with t' igniter, me hearties, so I followed t' recommended procedure o' carefully drillin' out t' nozzle slightly with a 1/16" drill bit t' clear out any excess clay nozzle. Aye aye! This time had a perfect flight, straight as an arrow, matey, and ejection right at t' top. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Second motor worked as well, although this igniter was different than t' first, shiver me timbers, and seems t' be of the more robust newer design. I went back t' t' original motor for t' third flight, ya bilge rat, usin' a piece o' thermalite wire wrapped, but I noticed that t' nozzle seemed chipped and that thar be a lot o' clay pieces in t' bag. Avast! Avast! This flight was cork-screwey, I think due t' t' nozzle nay bein' uniform, and ejection occurred at around 4 seconds instead o' two, me bucko, after t' rocket had stuck in the ground due t' lower altitude caused by t' cork-screwing. Avast, me proud beauty! All in all, me bucko, pretty cool. 

I think this would make a great frenzy candidate, shiver me timbers, as t' kit with three 1/4A motors was only $14 or so with shipping. 

After spendin' 6 weeks workin' on some RC airplanes, arrr, it was great t' build somethin' in an hour. Well, blow me down! Avast! Great quality kit, shiver me timbers, and you just can't have too many V-2's. Arrr! Begad! Now I have a .7", shiver me timbers, 1.3", 2.6", 4", 5.5", and (formerly) a 7.6". Blimey! I think I can squeeze one o' t' 10.5mm motors in the pod o' me 1/48 scale Tamiya V-1 buzz bomb with a little modification. 

Hey, micro PMC, me hearties, what a concept! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!

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T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". Avast! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a basic feelin' about a kit. Arrr! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Aye aye! Begad! For more information, use t' two links above.

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Apogee - Micro V-2
(Sport Rocketry - May/Jun 1998 - page 32 - by Greg Elder) 

"It flies usin' t' Apogee 10.5 mm micro motors." 
"I found four pages o' instructions for t' Micro V-2 t' be very thorough, easy t' read, and well illustrated." 
"T' kit comes with a balsa tail cone and nose cone." 
". Begad! . Begad! . Arrr! Avast! t' nose cone has a hole in it t' allow for t' addition o' clay nose weight." 
"A 2.75" length o' tubin' goes betwixt t' nose cone and tail cone . . Ahoy! Avast! Blimey! . is too long if you are lookin' for a true scale appearance." 
"A 24" length o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord . Ya scallywag! . Arrr! . Ahoy! Ya scallywag! a plastic bead is tied to the free end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® . Avast, me proud beauty! . Avast, me proud beauty! . Well, blow me down! is glued into t' base o' t' hole in t' nose cone." 
"T' fins for t' Micro V-2 are provided as die-cut balsa." 
"In addition t' a wrap-around guide for t' fines . Avast, me proud beauty! . Avast! . Ahoy! Well, blow me down! Blimey! include a fin alignment guide and a fin spacin' jig . Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Blimey! .ensure t' fins are placed straight at their proper positions." 
"For recovery, t' Micro V-2 uses an 18" long plastic streamer." 

T' entire article gives t' impression is that this is nice small kit for a beginner/intermediate modeler.