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

Construction be pretty straight-forward and simple. Arrr! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, ya bilge rat, with me experience, I did nay really refer t' them much. Aye aye! Blimey! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount was 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. Avast! There was a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug. Aye aye!

T' nose cone was great, me bucko, me bucko, it was balsa, me hearties, 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, arrr, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Arrr!

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

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

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

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, me hearties, due t' it needin' a bit o' nose weight (also t' addition o' t' 29mm motor mount). Avast! T' kit did nay come with any nose weight, me bucko, arrr, it did tell you were the CP was. Ahoy! So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. Well, blow me down! 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. Despite t' 20mph plus winds, recovery was fine with t' 24" chute, shiver me timbers, me hearties, it came down just at t' right speed. Well, blow me down! Blimey!

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, arrr, me hearties, thar are a few things that could have been better, a bigger chute would have been better, along with some better directions. Avast! T' rocket flies great though, me hearties, shiver me timbers, 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. Begad! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. Avast, me proud beauty! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.