This review is focused more on t' Blue Tube 2.0 material than t' rocket I built. Aye aye! T' rocket was constructed pretty much like any other HPR rocket - with three 'glassed fins and an altimeter bay for t' dual recovery system.

I acquired t' Blue Tube 2.0 items from Always Ready Rocketry. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! I had heard t' good and t' bad points o' t' original Blue Tube and wanted t' find out how t' 2.0 version performed. Avast, me proud beauty! T' body tube I received was a single 48-inch tube. Avast, me proud beauty! I be pleased by this because, ya bilge rat, if you want t' build a longer rocket, arrr, ya bilge rat, you don' t have t' splice as many shorter tubes together t' make up t' length. Avast! Well, blow me down! Randy at Always Ready Rocketry advised me t' use a sandin' sealer on t' airframe t' seal it from moisture. Avast, me proud beauty! So, matey, I used some that I found at me local home improvement store. Begad! Followin' t' instructions, I applied t' sealer in smooth coats and sanded betwixt each. Aye aye! After three cycles o' applyin' and sanding, ya bilge rat, I measured t' tube and made t' cuts for t' payload and booster sections, me bucko, t' one-inch band for t' altimeter bay and two 1/4 inch bands for t' interior stops for t' altimeter bay bulkheads. Begad! Well, blow me down! I used me compound miter saw with a rough cut blade for this. Avast! Ahoy! If you use this method make sure you let t' blade go through t' material slowly. Ahoy! Otherwise, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, it will tend t' burr t' edges. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I also used this method t' cut t' motor mount t' t' length I wanted.

T' sandin' sealer did a fair job o' fillin' t' deep spiral lines in t' body tubes. I used spot filler putty t' finish them. Rememberin' that one o' t' chief complaints about t' original Blue Tube was warpin' when it got hot, arrr, shiver me timbers, matey, I painted t' upper payload section gloss black. Avast, me proud beauty! T' make a comparison, arrr, and t' make it easier t' see, ya bilge rat, I painted t' booster section orange.

At t' SEARS 572 October launch I purposely placed t' rocket in t' sun lyin' on its side in t' grass. Well, blow me down! T' weather that day be sunny and t' temperature be in t' low eighties. After several hours o' this I checked for any warping. None be detected. T' slip joint fit had nay changed either.

I flew t' rocket, which I named "Blue Tuber," on an Aerotech I211 motor t' an altitude o' about 2900 feet. Ya scallywag! T' flight be straight and it suffered no damage.

I like t' Blue Tube 2.0. Begad! Blimey! It is very strong material that is nay brittle like phenolic tubes. Aye aye! Blimey! T' changes that have been made seem t' have corrected some, me bucko, if nay all, o' t' issues reported on t' original Blue Tube. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It is a little pricier than phenolic tubing. Arrr! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! But, if you want a strong airframe, that does nay need further reinforcement, me hearties, I would suggest lookin' at Blue Tube 2.0.