Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Diameter: | 0.98 inches |
Length: | 7.75 inches |
Manufacturer: | Aerospace Specialty Products |
Skill Level: | 1 |
Style: | Scale |
Brief:
Single stage, me hearties, me bucko, scale V2 kit with 13mm motor mount and parachute recovery.
Construction:
This kit consisted o' a nicely turned balsa nose cone and lower body section,
laser cut basswood fins and servo pods, ya bilge rat, matey, and a 9" mylar chute with eye
screw already mounted in nose cone.
This kit is very small but with very detailed instructions. T' mini V2 went together with no problems. Blimey! Probably t' most difficult part was sandin' the hard basswood fins t' scale. T' model is very sturdy for its small size.
Finishing:
Finishin' was like finishin' any other balsa model. Begad! Make sure sealer is used on
the nose and tail section and primer did fine takin' out t' grain on t' fins.
I then primed t' entire rocket and sanded t' desired smoothness followed by a
camouflage paint scheme. Well, blow me down! When finished, it looks very impressive, just like one
of t' big boys, me hearties, ya bilge rat, except it is only 7" tall.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
My 7 year old son was excited about this rocket so we had t' get out as soon as
possible. We loaded it up with an Estes A3-4T and went out t' our local snow
covered golf course. Aye aye! T' first launch was perfect--very straight and what
seemed very high for its size and fat shape. Ahoy! Deployment was great; t' little
V2 came down about 100 ft from t' pad with me son makin' a nice catch and no
damage. T' second launch be with t' same motor. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' shock cord burned
through and t' rocket came down in 2 pieces--the nose with t' chute and the
body took me about 45 minutes t' find (camo worked good). Begad! Begad! We repaired and it
has been perfect since.
Recovery:
T' only thin' I think could be a problem is findin' enough room for the
wadding, shock cord, and chute in t' very small area left t' put it all into
(I skimped on t' wadding).
Recovery was very good with a safe descendin' speed for such a small model.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
I have really enjoyed this kit. Ya scallywag! Begad! It was a fun, matey, easy t' build, and educational
kit. Avast! My son now can tell you all about WWII V2 rocket and t' different paint
schemes. Blimey! T' rocket for bein' so small turned out with a lot o' great detail
with very impressive flights.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
T' followin' excerpt is
from "Sport Rocketry". Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a
basic feelin' about a kit. Ya scallywag! Blimey! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the
referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Begad! Blimey! Inside you will find
many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Arrr! Blimey! For
more information, ya bilge rat, use t' two links above.
"T' kit comes with 6 pages o' very detailed
instructions, complete with illustrations."
". Aye aye! . Aye aye! . t' ASP V-2 comes with a balsa tail cone which has been pre-drilled
for t' motor tube."
"T' balsa nose cone is already filled with t' required amount o' nose
weight and has a screw eye attached."
"A short piece o' BT-50 size body tube goes betwixt t' tail cone and nose
cone."
"An 1/8" wide elastic shock cord . Arrr! Blimey! . Well, blow me down! ."
"A fin pattern is provided for you t' trace onto supplied bass wood for
cuttin' out t' fins."
"In addition, me hearties, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, a 1/32" thick bass wood strip is provided t' make four
servo pods t' attach t' t' fins."
"For recovery, ya bilge rat, t' ASP V-2 uses a 9" diameter mylar
parachute."
T' entire article gives t' impression is that this is nice small scale kit for a beginner/intermediate modeler.
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