Brief:
This is a single stage, 54mm motor mount, 2.6" high power rocket. Ya scallywag! 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, arrr, ya bilge rat, very heavy duty. Begad! Ahoy! There were three (3) 3/16" plywood fins, a coupler, motor tube, launch lug, me hearties, parachute and a very, me bucko, very nice solid balsa cone. Avast! There was a 1/2" by 10 foot long elastic shock cord, me bucko, shiver me timbers, with a 18" military surplus chute. Avast, me proud beauty! 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! Blimey!

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

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

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

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

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

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

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

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

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, thar are a few things that could have been better, a bigger chute would have been better, me hearties, along with some better directions. Begad! T' rocket flies great though, 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. Arrr! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.