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

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

T' nose cone was great, it be 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, it adds some strength t' t' cone while makin' a great finish.

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

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

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

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, me hearties, due t' it needin' a bit o' nose weight (also t' addition o' t' 29mm motor mount). Arrr! Aye aye! T' kit did nay come with any nose weight, arrr, it did tell you were the CP was. So I used that t' balance it out with t' biggest motor I would use. Avast, me proud beauty! With t' extra weight, me bucko, I swapped out t' 18" chute for a 24" nylon chute.

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

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
T' rocket kit is very nice, me bucko, thar are a few things that could have been better, shiver me timbers, a bigger chute would have been better, ya bilge rat, along with some better directions. Ahoy! 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. Well, blow me down! The Warp-1 is a single 29mm, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, which t' author modified his Warp-2 into. T' Warp-2 is t' 54mm and t' Warp-3 is a cluster o' three (3) 29mm motors.