Brief:
This is an excellent mid and high power (only high power for me, matey, it weighs too much because I used too much epoxy. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! DOH!) kit. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! It is extraordinarily hard to build, ya bilge rat, me bucko, as I had t' assemble t' fins from sticks o' wood and then put a frame over them. Aye aye! Begad! I then had t' do a trillion inside and outside fillets all while keepin' epoxy out o' two little screw holes. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! A very challengin' build. Arrr! Blimey! It has a super huge parachute.

Construction:
It has one body tube made o' t' same stuff as LOC tubing, shiver me timbers, no payload section (too small for that), 2 centerin' rings, arrr, a big fat nose cone, me hearties, a little piece that goes on t' end o' t' nose cone, arrr, me bucko, a super long shockcord made o' nylon and a lot o' other little wooden pieces.

T' kit comes with great instructions and illustrations--not a single gotcha, a semi-logical assembly order, arrr, and fin templates on a sheet o' very nice paper. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' kit requires a lot o' glue. Alignment was a challenge but it helped that everythin' fit well. Aye aye! Begad! I found it t' be a little complicated and frustratin' at times, but otherwise a fun build.

Finishing:
I painted usin' t' White Sands Missile Park paint scheme (black on part o' the fins and white everywhere else). No decals came with t' kit, but thar are so many V2 paint schemes that Mountainside Hobbies would be wastin' their time to include them.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew this for me first HPR, an H165R in a borrowed case (Thank you Ryan!). Arrr! I thought it would be low and slow, doin' a huge arc and almost hittin' the ground before deploying, arrr, shiver me timbers, with an easy recovery. Begad! However, me hearties, it was none o' that. She screamed off t' pad, me bucko, matey, shot straight as an arrow t' goodness knows what altitude, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, popped at apogee, and drifted across two barbed wire fences, matey, a huge swamp, and into a tree. At least me dad and I came prepared. My dad got the huge pole that we always brin' just in case somethin' like this happens, scurried under t' fences hunter-style, and walked very slowly through the half-dry swamp. Avast, me proud beauty! My dad finally saw it hung up in a small tree, about 5 feet above how high we could reach. We eventually got it down by just tuggin' on the shock cord, which be hangin' down with t' nose cone. Avast! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! We wanted t' get it down at all costs, even though we thought we would kill t' chute but everythin' was in perfect condition. Arrr! Begad! There are a few scratches on t' nose cone but I can get rid o' them with a can o' spray paint. That was a flight which everythin' we thought it be gonna do did nay happen. At least we got it back with the borrowed case still in it. Simply amazing!

Recovery:
T' rocket just seemed t' sit thar in t' sky despite t' huge amount o' nose weight I added. Ahoy! T' shock cord be tied t' an eyebolt on t' top centering ring. T' only thin' I would change is t' reef t' chute on windy days. Blimey! I overestimated t' effect t' extra nose weight would have on t' recovery. Avast!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
All good, shiver me timbers, no bad. A big challenge in t' build process but that is why I chose this one instead o' some other easy kit.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a basic feelin' about a kit. Begad! Begad! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' t' 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, matey, shiver me timbers, use t' two links above.

"This kit pays close attention t' the scale profile and incorporates careful engineerin' for strength with less weight."
"T' instructions, me hearties, me bucko, ya bilge rat, have been carefully written...even a novice...should have no problem..."
"T' first scale profile detail be t' tip o' t' nose cone. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' plastic nose cone...has t' tip o' t' nose already removed. Aye aye! ...a replacement turned wood nose piece is supplied."
"...the second scale profile detail. Unlike many other V-2 kits, arrr, this version has scale-size fins."
"T' fins are constructed o' two thin sheets o' plywood laminated t' a basswood frame."
"T' rest o' t' kit is fairly standard in construction."
"T' plastic tail cone is pre-slotted..."
"...a piece o' Nomex® cloth is included along with 25 feet o' 3/8-inch tubular nylon stock cord and a 36-inch nylon parachute..."
"For t' first flight, me hearties, I decided t' fly t' model on t' recommended G64-7..."
"For larger motors, additional nose weight may be attached t' t' threaded rod in t' nose."

Overall, arrr, t' article suggests that this is a nicely designed V-2 kit. T' author highly recommends it.