Apogee - Micro V2
(Contributed - by Frank Burke) 

T' kit came bagged nicely with a nice set o' instructions. Aye aye! T' body and tail tube were a nice quality white tube, me hearties, but t' body tube wasn't cut cleanly. I re-cut t' ends and CA'd them for toughness. Begad! T' tail cone is pre drilled, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and other than needin' some sandin' on t' end t' square it up, and t' make it fit into t' body tube, was really nice. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' fit o' t' motor tube was a little loose, ya bilge rat, but when I used carpenters glue, it seemed t' bond fine. T' nose cone is balsa also, matey, me bucko, and after minor sandin' looked great. Ya scallywag! It too is pre-drilled for nose weight. Avast! Aye aye! A bead is tied t' t' end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® line and glued into t' cone for attachment. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I used CA for this, and applied t' clay nose weight, and secured it with CA. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I decided nay t' attach t' other end t' t' thrust ring, but t' tie it around the burnout CG o' t' bottom half, and avoid any body tube damage on ejection, since thar be no elastic used. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' line is plenty long, and a plastic streamer is used for recovery. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' fins were really nicely laser cut balsa, and needed really minor sandin' and shapin' o' t' leadin' edges. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! After I glued in the motor tube and tail cone, me hearties, I marked t' body, and applied t' fins. Ya scallywag! Blimey! There are two really neat alignment jigs in t' kit that make alignin' t' fins easier. T' root edges o' t' fins fit perfectly and after makin' fillets, I put on the launch lug. 

I can't wait t' get out and fly it, as it looks great, matey, and fits in perfectly with me collection o' micro scale Boyce rockets, me hearties, and me Seattle Rocket works Nike Smoke. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! No offense t' Michael Park, matey, but I think t' micro V-2 is even cuter than t' Nike Smoke, me hearties, me hearties, and goes together even faster. Begad! Arrr! Total build time be about 1 hour, nay includin' finishing. Ya scallywag! Finished height is around 6 3/4" and I have some 1/4A 10.5mm Apogee motors t' try in it. Well, blow me down! They worked great in me Centrix, shiver me timbers, and they have changed t' igniter design t' be more robust. 

I finally got a chance t' get out and fly me apogee micro V-2 today. Arrr! The splinter paint scheme came out great. I had a package o' 1/4A2-2 motors. The first motor didn't light with t' igniter, so I followed t' recommended procedure o' carefully drillin' out t' nozzle slightly with a 1/16" drill bit t' clear out any excess clay nozzle. Avast, me proud beauty! This time had a perfect flight, straight as an arrow, and ejection right at t' top. Second motor worked as well, matey, although this igniter was different than t' first, and seems t' be of the more robust newer design. Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I went back t' t' original motor for t' third flight, usin' a piece o' thermalite wire wrapped, but I noticed that t' nozzle seemed chipped and that thar was a lot o' clay pieces in t' bag. Begad! This flight was cork-screwey, ya bilge rat, I think due t' t' nozzle nay bein' uniform, and ejection occurred at around 4 seconds instead o' two, after t' rocket had stuck in the ground due t' lower altitude caused by t' cork-screwing. Aye aye! Blimey! All in all, pretty cool. 

I think this would make a great frenzy candidate, as t' kit with three 1/4A motors be only $14 or so with shipping. 

After spendin' 6 weeks workin' on some RC airplanes, it was great t' build somethin' in an hour. Begad! Ahoy! Great quality kit, ya bilge rat, and you just can't have too many V-2's. Ya scallywag! Now I have a .7", 1.3", shiver me timbers, 2.6", 4", me hearties, 5.5", and (formerly) a 7.6". Well, blow me down! I think I can squeeze one o' t' 10.5mm motors in the pod o' me 1/48 scale Tamiya V-1 buzz bomb with a little modification. 

Hey, micro PMC, what a concept!

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T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". Begad! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a basic feelin' about a kit. We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Blimey! Begad! For more information, me bucko, use t' two links above.

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Apogee - Micro V-2
(Sport Rocketry - May/Jun 1998 - page 32 - by Greg Elder) 

"It flies usin' t' Apogee 10.5 mm micro motors." 
"I found four pages o' instructions for t' Micro V-2 t' be very thorough, easy t' read, and well illustrated." 
"T' kit comes with a balsa tail cone and nose cone." 
". Begad! Avast! . Ahoy! Ya scallywag! . t' nose cone has a hole in it t' allow for t' addition o' clay nose weight." 
"A 2.75" length o' tubin' goes betwixt t' nose cone and tail cone . . Avast, me proud beauty! . Ahoy! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! is too long if you are lookin' for a true scale appearance." 
"A 24" length o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord . Well, blow me down! . . Ahoy! Begad! a plastic bead is tied to the free end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® . . . Avast! is glued into t' base o' t' hole in t' nose cone." 
"T' fins for t' Micro V-2 are provided as die-cut balsa." 
"In addition t' a wrap-around guide for t' fines . Ahoy! . Arrr! . Begad! include a fin alignment guide and a fin spacin' jig . Avast! .ensure t' fins are placed straight at their proper positions." 
"For recovery, t' Micro V-2 uses an 18" long plastic streamer." 

T' entire article gives t' impression is that this is nice small kit for a beginner/intermediate modeler.