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

Construction was pretty straight-forward and simple. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, with me experience, me hearties, I did nay really refer t' them much. Aye aye! Blimey! 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. Arrr! There was a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug.

T' nose cone be great, it be balsa, matey, 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.

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

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

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
For t' first flight I used a Aerotech G104-short. T' rocket does weigh a bunch, matey, due t' it needin' a bit o' nose weight (also t' addition o' t' 29mm motor mount). Aye aye! Blimey! T' kit did nay come with any nose weight, me bucko, matey, it did tell you were the CP was. Begad! Aye aye! Blimey! So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. Well, blow me down! With t' extra weight, arrr, I swapped out t' 18" chute for a 24" nylon chute.

T' boost was very fast and straight. Begad! Blimey! Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery was fine with t' 24" chute, it came down just at t' right speed. Aye aye! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey!

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, so you have t' add your own, me hearties, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! As I said above, me hearties, I put a 24" chute in it, shiver me timbers, as t' 18" was too small. It came down at t' right speed with that. Begad! Upon recovery thar be no damage at all t' it!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, shiver me timbers, thar are a few things that could have been better, ya bilge rat, a bigger chute would have been better, along with some better directions. Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' rocket flies great though, 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, shiver me timbers, all usin' t' same body but with different motor configurations. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.