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

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

T' nose cone be great, me hearties, it be balsa, which you don't see much anymore, I put 2 coats o' finishin' resin on t' cone (my first attempt at doin' this), and it turned out great, me hearties, me hearties, 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. Aye aye! Ahoy! You will need epoxy (set times o' your choice) for construction. Well, blow me down! Blimey!

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

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight I used a Aerotech G104-short. Ahoy! Aye aye! 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, matey, ya bilge rat, me hearties, it did tell you were the CP was. Begad! So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. Ya scallywag! With t' extra weight, I swapped out t' 18" chute for a 24" nylon chute.

T' boost was very fast and straight. Begad! Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery be fine with t' 24" chute, ya bilge rat, arrr, it came down just at t' right speed. Begad!

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, me bucko, so you have t' add your own, arrr, 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 be plenty long for t' rocket. Ya scallywag! As I said above, me bucko, ya bilge rat, I put a 24" chute in it, as t' 18" was too small. Arrr! Blimey! It came down at t' right speed with that. Aye aye! Upon recovery thar be no damage at all t' it!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

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