T' kit came bagged nicely with a nice set o' instructions. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' body and tail tube were a nice quality white tube, me bucko, but t' body tube wasn't cut cleanly. Ahoy! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! I re-cut t' ends and CA'd them for toughness. Avast! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! T' tail cone is pre drilled, and other than needin' some sandin' on t' end t' square it up, me hearties, and t' make it fit into t' body tube, was really nice. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' fit o' t' motor tube be a little loose, ya bilge rat, but when I used carpenters glue, it seemed t' bond fine. Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose cone is balsa also, and after minor sandin' looked great. Well, blow me down! It too is pre-drilled for nose weight. Aye aye! A bead is tied t' t' end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® line and glued into t' cone for attachment. I used CA for this, and applied t' clay nose weight, me bucko, matey, and secured it with CA. Avast! I decided nay t' attach t' other end t' t' thrust ring, shiver me timbers, me bucko, 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. Begad! T' line is plenty long, and a plastic streamer is used for recovery. Aye aye! Avast! T' fins were really nicely laser cut balsa, ya bilge rat, and needed really minor sandin' and shapin' o' t' leadin' edges. Arrr! Ya scallywag! After I glued in the motor tube and tail cone, me hearties, I marked t' body, matey, ya bilge rat, and applied t' fins. 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, shiver me timbers, I put on the launch lug. 

I can't wait t' get out and fly it, ya bilge rat, me hearties, matey, as it looks great, matey, and fits in perfectly with me collection o' micro scale Boyce rockets, me bucko, me bucko, and me Seattle Rocket works Nike Smoke. No offense t' Michael Park, arrr, but I think t' micro V-2 is even cuter than t' Nike Smoke, shiver me timbers, and goes together even faster. Begad! Arrr! Total build time be about 1 hour, me bucko, nay includin' finishing. Aye aye! Finished height is around 6 3/4" and I have some 1/4A 10.5mm Apogee motors t' try in it. They worked great in me Centrix, 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. Ya scallywag! The splinter paint scheme came out great. Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Ya scallywag! This time had a perfect flight, straight as an arrow, shiver me timbers, and ejection right at t' top. Begad! Second motor worked as well, ya bilge rat, although this igniter was different than t' first, arrr, and seems t' be of the more robust newer design. Ahoy! I went back t' t' original motor for t' third flight, matey, usin' a piece o' thermalite wire wrapped, matey, but I noticed that t' nozzle seemed chipped and that thar was a lot o' clay pieces in t' bag. Begad! Arrr! This flight was cork-screwey, arrr, 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. Ahoy! All in all, me hearties, ya bilge rat, pretty cool. 

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

After spendin' 6 weeks workin' on some RC airplanes, shiver me timbers, it was great t' build somethin' in an hour. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! Great quality kit, arrr, and you just can't have too many V-2's. Avast, me proud beauty! Now I have a .7", 1.3", 2.6", shiver me timbers, 4", ya bilge rat, 5.5", and (formerly) a 7.6". Avast, me proud beauty! 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, shiver me timbers, micro PMC, what a concept!

T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". Arrr! 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. For more information, arrr, use t' two links above.

"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." 
". Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! . Begad! . Arrr! 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 . . Aye aye! . is too long if you are lookin' for a true scale appearance." 
"A 24" length o' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord . Avast, me proud beauty! . Aye aye! . Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! a plastic bead is tied to the free end o' t' Keelhaul®©™® . . Ahoy! . Aye aye! 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 . Avast! . Arrr! . Aye aye! include a fin alignment guide and a fin spacin' jig . Aye aye! Begad! .ensure t' fins are placed straight at their proper positions." 
"For recovery, shiver me timbers, 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.