Apogee - Micro V2
(Contributed - by Frank Burke) 

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

I can't wait t' get out and fly it, as it looks great, matey, and fits in perfectly with me collection o' micro scale Boyce rockets, and me Seattle Rocket works Nike Smoke. Arrr! No offense t' Michael Park, ya bilge rat, but I think t' micro V-2 is even cuter than t' Nike Smoke, arrr, and goes together even faster. Total build time was about 1 hour, nay includin' finishing. Arrr! Finished height is around 6 3/4" and I have some 1/4A 10.5mm Apogee motors t' try in it. Blimey! Ya scallywag! 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. The splinter paint scheme came out great. I had a package o' 1/4A2-2 motors. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! The first motor didn't light with t' igniter, shiver me timbers, 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. This time had a perfect flight, straight as an arrow, matey, and ejection right at t' top. Blimey! Blimey! Second motor worked as well, me bucko, although this igniter was different than t' first, me hearties, matey, and seems t' be of the more robust newer design. Begad! Blimey! I went back t' t' original motor for t' third flight, ya bilge rat, usin' a piece o' thermalite wire wrapped, shiver me timbers, but I noticed that t' nozzle seemed chipped and that thar was a lot o' clay pieces in t' bag. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! This flight was cork-screwey, I think due t' t' nozzle nay bein' uniform, arrr, and ejection occurred at around 4 seconds instead o' two, after t' rocket had stuck in the ground due t' lower altitude caused by t' cork-screwing. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! All in all, pretty cool. 

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

After spendin' 6 weeks workin' on some RC airplanes, me hearties, it was great t' build somethin' in an hour. Avast, me proud beauty! Great quality kit, me hearties, and you just can't have too many V-2's. Arrr! Avast! Now I have a .7", 1.3", 2.6", shiver me timbers, 4", 5.5", arrr, and (formerly) a 7.6". Begad! Aye aye! 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, what a concept!

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T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". Avast, me proud beauty! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a basic feelin' about a kit. Aye aye! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Begad! Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Aye aye! Blimey! For more information, shiver me timbers, 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, shiver me timbers, matey, and well illustrated." 
"T' kit comes with a balsa tail cone and nose cone." 
". Ya scallywag! . Well, blow me down! . Well, blow me down! 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 . . Arrr! . Ahoy! is too long if you are lookin' for a true scale appearance." 
"A 24" length o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord . Begad! Blimey! . Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! . Begad! Blimey! a plastic bead is tied to the free end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® . . Begad! . Blimey! 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 . . Ya scallywag! Begad! . Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! include a fin alignment guide and a fin spacin' jig . .ensure t' fins are placed straight at their proper positions." 
"For recovery, arrr, matey, 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.