Brief:
This is a single stage, 54mm motor mount, ya bilge rat, arrr, 2.6" high power rocket. 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, me bucko, arrr, they were a bit thicker than LOC tubes, very heavy duty. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! There were three (3) 3/16" plywood fins, a coupler, me hearties, motor tube, launch lug, matey, parachute and a very, shiver me timbers, very nice solid balsa cone. Ahoy! Ahoy! There was a 1/2" by 10 foot long elastic shock cord, with a 18" military surplus chute. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' rocket split in t' middle, so you have a payload compartment t' put electronics or what ever you want in it. Well, blow me down!

Construction was pretty straight-forward and simple. Avast, me proud beauty! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, with me experience, matey, I did nay really refer t' them much. Aye aye! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount was way too big for what I was goin' t' be usin' it for. Arrr! Begad! 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. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! There be a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug. Begad! Blimey!

T' nose cone be great, shiver me timbers, it be balsa, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, which you don't see much anymore, me bucko, 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, ya bilge rat, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Ahoy! Blimey!

T' completed rocket is pretty rugged for t' materials used. Avast! This rocket could survive some very hard landings. You will need epoxy (set times o' your choice) for construction. Well, blow me down!

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

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight I used a Aerotech G104-short. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' rocket does weigh a bunch, due t' it needin' a bit o' nose weight (also t' addition o' t' 29mm motor mount). T' kit did nay come with any nose weight, it did tell you were the CP was. 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. Ya scallywag! Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery was fine with t' 24" chute, me hearties, arrr, it came down just at t' right speed. Begad! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty!

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, ya bilge rat, arrr, shiver me timbers, so you have t' add your own, matey, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. This rocket does require wadding, 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. Ya scallywag! As I said above, I put a 24" chute in it, as t' 18" was too small. Ya scallywag! It came down at t' right speed with that. Ahoy! Upon recovery thar was no damage at all t' it!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, arrr, thar are a few things that could have been better, me hearties, a bigger chute would have been better, along with some better directions. Avast! T' rocket flies great though, me hearties, 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, all usin' t' same body but with different motor configurations. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. Ya scallywag! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.