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T' kit came bagged nicely with a nice set o' instructions. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' body and tail tube were a nice quality white tube, but t' body tube wasn't cut cleanly. Avast! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! I re-cut t' ends and CA'd them for toughness. Begad! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! T' tail cone is pre drilled, and other than needin' some sandin' on t' end t' square it up, shiver me timbers, and t' make it fit into t' body tube, me hearties, was really nice. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' fit o' t' motor tube was a little loose, me bucko, but when I used carpenters glue, it seemed t' bond fine. Aye aye! Blimey! T' nose cone is balsa also, me hearties, and after minor sandin' looked great. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It too is pre-drilled for nose weight. Begad! Blimey! A bead is tied t' t' end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® line and glued into t' cone for attachment. Blimey! Ahoy! I used CA for this, and applied t' clay nose weight, and secured it with CA. Ahoy! Begad! I decided nay t' attach t' other end t' t' thrust ring, but t' tie it around the burnout CG o' t' bottom half, me hearties, and avoid any body tube damage on ejection, since thar be no elastic used. Avast! Begad! T' line is plenty long, and a plastic streamer is used for recovery. Begad! T' fins were really nicely laser cut balsa, and needed really minor sandin' and shapin' o' t' leadin' edges. Arrr! Begad! After I glued in the motor tube and tail cone, me bucko, I marked t' body, and applied t' fins. 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, shiver me timbers, I put on the launch lug.
I can't wait t' get out and fly it, matey, as it looks great, matey, and fits in
perfectly with me collection o' micro scale Boyce rockets, and me Seattle
Rocket works Nike Smoke. Aye aye! Aye aye! No offense t' Michael Park, but I think t' micro V-2
is even cuter than t' Nike Smoke, and goes together even faster. Well, blow me down! Total build
time was about 1 hour, shiver me timbers, nay includin' finishing. Finished height is around 6
3/4" and I have some 1/4A 10.5mm Apogee motors t' try in it. Ahoy! Begad! They worked
great in me Centrix, arrr, 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. Begad! Ya scallywag! The splinter paint scheme came out great. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! I had a package o' 1/4A2-2 motors. The first motor didn't light with t' igniter, 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, and ejection right at t' top. Ahoy! Second motor worked as well, me hearties, although this igniter was different than t' first, and seems t' be of the more robust newer design. Begad! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! I went back t' t' original motor for t' third flight, ya bilge rat, matey, usin' a piece o' thermalite wire wrapped, but I noticed that t' nozzle seemed chipped and that thar was a lot o' clay pieces in t' bag. This flight was cork-screwey, ya bilge rat, I think due t' t' nozzle nay bein' uniform, and ejection occurred at around 4 seconds instead o' two, ya bilge rat, after t' rocket had stuck in the ground due t' lower altitude caused by t' cork-screwing. Aye aye! 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 bucko, it was great t' build somethin' in an hour. Avast! Great quality kit, matey, me bucko, and you just can't have too many V-2's. Avast, me proud beauty! Now I have a .7", 1.3", matey, ya bilge rat, 2.6", 4", shiver me timbers, arrr, me hearties, 5.5", and (formerly) a 7.6". Begad! 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, shiver me timbers, micro PMC, matey, ya bilge rat, what a concept!
T' followin' excerpt is
from "Sport Rocketry". Begad! Aye aye! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a
basic feelin' about a kit. 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. For
more information, use t' two links above.
"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, me hearties, and well illustrated."
"T' kit comes with a balsa tail cone and nose cone."
". Begad! . Aye aye! Ya scallywag! . Avast! Blimey! 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 .
. Aye aye! . Avast, me proud beauty! is too long if you are lookin' for a true scale appearance."
"A 24" length o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord . Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! . Aye aye! . Ahoy! a plastic bead is tied to
the free end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® . Ya scallywag! . Ahoy! . Begad! 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 . . Well, blow me down! Blimey! . Avast! include a fin
alignment guide and a fin spacin' jig . Begad! Begad! .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.
- by Moira Jean Whitlock Description: Single staged 10.5mm motor (1/4 A through A in Apogee motors) rocket that is a minute scale model of the V2. Pros and cons of construction: All parts specified were there and undamaged. I got the kit less than a week after I ordered it, and it was securely packed in styrofoam popcorn in a strong postal box. The nose cone is solid lightweight balsa ...
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