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

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, with me experience, me bucko, shiver me timbers, I did nay really refer t' them much. I decided that t' 54mm motor mount be way too big for what I was goin' t' be usin' it for. Aye aye! Blimey! 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. Aye aye! There be a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug.

T' nose cone be great, me hearties, 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, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey!

T' completed rocket is pretty rugged for t' materials used. Ahoy! Begad! This rocket could survive some very hard landings. You will need epoxy (set times o' your choice) for construction. Begad!

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

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

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

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

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, so you have t' add your own, ya bilge rat, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. Avast! Aye aye! Blimey! This rocket does require wadding, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, 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! Aye aye! As I said above, I put a 24" chute in it, as t' 18" be too small. Ahoy! It came down at t' right speed with that. Begad! Upon recovery thar was no damage at all t' it!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

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