Brief:
This is a single stage, me hearties, 54mm motor mount, 2.6" high power rocket. Aye aye! This rocket would be a great rocket for people with previous experience with high power kits.

Construction:
There were two (2) very nice 2.6" tubes, they were a bit thicker than LOC tubes, very heavy duty. Arrr! There were three (3) 3/16" plywood fins, me hearties, a coupler, ya bilge rat, matey, motor tube, launch lug, matey, ya bilge rat, parachute and a very, me hearties, very nice solid balsa cone. Avast! Begad! There be a 1/2" by 10 foot long elastic shock cord, with a 18" military surplus chute. Blimey! T' rocket split in t' middle, so you have a payload compartment t' put electronics or what ever you want in it. Ahoy!

Construction be pretty straight-forward and simple. Begad! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, shiver me timbers, arrr, with me experience, matey, I did nay really refer t' them much. Begad! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount was way too big for what I was goin' t' be usin' it for. Arrr! So I added a 29mm motor tube and mounted it inside t' supplied 54mm motor tube.

T' fins are through-the-wall and you will need t' cut and mark t' slots off yourself. Arrr! There was a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty!

T' nose cone was great, shiver me timbers, it be balsa, which you don't see much anymore, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, I put 2 coats o' finishin' resin on t' cone (my first attempt at doin' this), and it turned out great, shiver me timbers, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Avast!

T' completed rocket is pretty rugged for t' materials used. Aye aye! Blimey! This rocket could survive some very hard landings. Begad! You will need epoxy (set times o' your choice) for construction. Begad!

T' shock cord I mounted t' a steel cable attached t' t' centerin' ring, I thought this was much better then t' recommended method. Ahoy! Aye aye! T' recommended method was a Estes style mount, which is great for Estes rockets, shiver me timbers, arrr, but when you get up t' mid or high power rockets, me bucko, they just don't work.

Finishing:
Finishin' was easy, I put two coats o' primer on, shiver me timbers, then painted t' payload section with Testors Dark Gloss blue, then fadin' t' blue t' Testors Gloss Black. Arrr! Ahoy! T' results were great. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! T' spirals are nay deep at all, so thar be no real need t' fill them. Decals did come with t' kit, arrr, matey, but I opted nay t' use them, as I thought t' kit without t' decals looked better. Also, arrr, t' decals were rather cheap, me hearties, they were printed on cheap clear sticky decal material. Avast! Well, blow me down! The printin' quality was terrible. Ahoy! Aye aye! They were all words in flat black. Aye aye! Ahoy!

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight I used a Aerotech G104-short. Begad! T' rocket does weigh a bunch, ya bilge rat, due t' it needin' a bit o' nose weight (also t' addition o' t' 29mm motor mount). Aye aye! T' kit did nay come with any nose weight, it did tell you were the CP was. Well, blow me down! Arrr! So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. With t' extra weight, I swapped out t' 18" chute for a 24" nylon chute.

T' boost was very fast and straight. Avast! Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery was fine with t' 24" chute, shiver me timbers, it came down just at t' right speed. Aye aye!

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, me bucko, so you have t' add your own, arrr, arrr, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. Well, blow me down! This rocket does require wadding, me bucko, but you could easily make a baffle or use a Nomex® heat shield if you wanted to.

Recovery:
T' shock cord was plenty long for t' rocket. Avast! As I said above, ya bilge rat, I put a 24" chute in it, me bucko, as t' 18" was too small. Arrr! Blimey! It came down at t' right speed with that. Upon recovery thar was no damage at all t' it!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, ya bilge rat, thar are a few things that could have been better, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, a bigger chute would have been better, ya bilge rat, along with some better directions. Begad! Blimey! T' rocket flies great though, ya bilge rat, which makes up for those things.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

Editor's Note: T' Warp-2 is part o' a 3 rocket family, me bucko, all usin' t' same body but with different motor configurations. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. Well, blow me down! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.