Brief:
This is a single stage, me hearties, 54mm motor mount, 2.6" high power rocket. Begad! Ahoy! 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, very heavy duty. Aye aye! There were three (3) 3/16" plywood fins, arrr, shiver me timbers, a coupler, me hearties, motor tube, launch lug, matey, parachute and a very, me hearties, very nice solid balsa cone. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! There was 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. Avast, me proud beauty!

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, arrr, with me experience, I did nay really refer t' them much. Ahoy! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount be way too big for what I was goin' t' be usin' it for. 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. Blimey! Ahoy! There be 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, I put 2 coats o' finishin' resin on t' cone (my first attempt at doin' this), and it turned out great, me hearties, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Well, matey, blow me down!

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

T' shock cord I mounted t' a steel cable attached t' t' centerin' ring, I thought this be much better then t' recommended method. Well, blow me down! T' recommended method be a Estes style mount, ya bilge rat, which is great for Estes rockets, arrr, but when you get up t' mid or high power rockets, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, 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. T' results were great. Aye aye! T' spirals are nay deep at all, matey, shiver me timbers, so thar be no real need t' fill them. Aye aye! Decals did come with t' kit, but I opted nay t' use them, as I thought t' kit without t' decals looked better. Avast, me proud beauty! Also, me hearties, t' decals were rather cheap, shiver me timbers, they were printed on cheap clear sticky decal material. Well, blow me down! The printin' quality be terrible. Avast! 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. Ahoy! T' rocket does weigh a bunch, me hearties, me hearties, 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, arrr, it did tell you were the CP was. Begad! So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. Blimey! With t' extra weight, shiver me timbers, I swapped out t' 18" chute for a 24" nylon chute.

T' boost was very fast and straight. Avast, me proud beauty! Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery was fine with t' 24" chute, arrr, matey, arrr, it came down just at t' right speed. Arrr!

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, me bucko, ya bilge rat, so you have t' add your own, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. Blimey! 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. As I said above, I put a 24" chute in it, as t' 18" be too small. Avast! Blimey! It came down at t' right speed with that. Avast, me proud beauty! 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, ya bilge rat, a bigger chute would have been better, arrr, along with some better directions. Begad! Aye aye! T' rocket flies great though, matey, 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, matey, all usin' t' same body but with different motor configurations. The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, matey, 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.