Brief:
This is a single stage, 54mm motor mount, 2.6" high power rocket. Arrr! 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, ya bilge rat, matey, very heavy duty. Well, blow me down! Blimey! There were three (3) 3/16" plywood fins, a coupler, motor tube, launch lug, parachute and a very, very nice solid balsa cone. Begad! Blimey! There was a 1/2" by 10 foot long elastic shock cord, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, 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. Ya scallywag! Blimey!

Construction was pretty straight-forward and simple. Arrr! Blimey! T' instructions were not well written and were a little scarce o' information on some key steps. However, shiver me timbers, with me experience, I did nay really refer t' them much. Ya scallywag! I decided that t' 54mm motor mount be way too big for what I be goin' t' be usin' it for. Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Ya scallywag! Blimey! There be a 1/2" launch lug that I replaced for a 1/4" lug.

T' nose cone was great, shiver me timbers, arrr, it was balsa, me bucko, me hearties, me bucko, which you don't see much anymore, shiver me timbers, I put 2 coats o' finishin' resin on t' cone (my first attempt at doin' this), and it turned out great, me bucko, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish. Avast!

T' completed rocket is pretty rugged for t' materials used. This rocket could survive some very hard landings. Begad! Avast! 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, me hearties, I thought this be much better then t' recommended method. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! T' recommended method be a Estes style mount, which is great for Estes rockets, me hearties, but when you get up t' mid or high power rockets, me hearties, they just don't work.

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

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

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

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

There is no motor retention that comes with t' kit, me hearties, ya bilge rat, so you have t' add your own, me bucko, me hearties, matey, I just used tee nuts and made some clips up for it. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! This rocket does require wadding, ya bilge rat, 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. Well, blow me down! As I said above, shiver me timbers, I put a 24" chute in it, as t' 18" was too small. Ahoy! It came down at t' right speed with that. 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, ya bilge rat, arrr, 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, ya bilge rat, all usin' t' same body but with different motor configurations. Ya scallywag! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. Blimey! T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.