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

Construction was pretty straight-forward and simple. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, with me experience, me bucko, I did nay really refer t' them much. Begad! Blimey! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount be way too big for what I be goin' t' be usin' it for. Avast! 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 was balsa, which you don't see much anymore, matey, I put 2 coats o' finishin' resin on t' cone (my first attempt at doin' this), and it turned out great, shiver me timbers, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Ahoy!

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

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

Finishing:
Finishin' be easy, me hearties, I put two coats o' primer on, then painted t' payload section with Testors Dark Gloss blue, me hearties, then fadin' t' blue t' Testors Gloss Black. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' results were great. T' spirals are nay deep at all, ya bilge rat, me bucko, 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, ya bilge rat, me hearties, as I thought t' kit without t' decals looked better. Begad! Blimey! Also, t' decals were rather cheap, they were printed on cheap clear sticky decal material. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! The printin' quality was terrible. Well, blow me down! Blimey! They were all words in flat black.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

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

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

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, arrr, matey, thar are a few things that could have been better, a bigger chute would have been better, along with some better directions. 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, 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, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.