Brief:
T' Giant Leap Talon 2 flies on MPR and HPR motors.

Construction:
This is a high quality kit that arrived very smartly and in good shape. T' kit contains phenolic body tube (pre-slotted), matey, 6 G10 fiberglass fins, 2 ACME 1/4" conformal launch lugs, plastic nose cone and boat tail, 29mm MMT and centerin' rings, shiver me timbers, matey, 1/2" nylon shock cord, shiver me timbers, Keelhaul®©™® shock cord sleeve, matey, Keelhaul®©™® blanket, shiver me timbers, 30" high quality rip-stop nylon parachute, and 1/4" eye bolt. Blimey! No engine retianer is supplied, arrr, me bucko, but this is stated on t' website and they wanted t' keep this kit under $100.00. Ya scallywag! I purchased t' 29mm Slimline threaded engine retainer (~$23.00) separately t' keep t' boat tail appearance clean. This is an awesome retention system that is very high quality. Avast! I also exchanged t' launch lugs for t' linear rail guides, matey, which GLR did for no extra charge. If orderin' t' Slim Line retainer, shiver me timbers, call Kent before orderin' and he will bore out t' boat tail for t' proper fit. They have awesome customer service. Begad! Kent's cell phone number is included in t' instructions and recommends t' call with any questions

T' construction o' this rocket is very straightforward. Blimey! If you have constructed MPR or HPR rockets before, me bucko, this one is no problem. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! Since I opted for t' Slimline motor retainer, shiver me timbers, be sure t' adjust t' measurement for t' location of the centerin' rings by 1/2". Ya scallywag! I deviated from t' assembly a bit for t' MMT construction. It is recommended t' use JB Weld for t' engine retainer into t' boat tail, arrr, so I did this first t' allow for t' long set up time. Aye aye! When doing this, matey, me bucko, you now have no access for internal fillets. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! I marked on t' outside o' t' bodytube t' locations o' the centerin' rings. Begad! Once t' completed MMT and boat tail assembly are epoxied into t' body tube and t' fins attached, arrr, I then drilled a fill and vent hole for t' upper and lower fins. Ahoy! Just simply fill with expandable adhesive foam. Be sure to use coarse sand paper for t' fins and inside o' body tube for good adhesion o' t' foam. Well, blow me down! All other assembly used 30 minute epoxy except for t' linear rail guides, me hearties, for these I also used JB Weld.

Finishing:
T' finishin' is fairly standard for this kit. Fill t' spirals in t' body tube, epoxy fillets on all t' fins. I then primed, me bucko, sanded, primed, sanded etc., until I had a smooth finish. Blimey! I personally spend way too much time on this step since I want t' finish t' be perfect.

Flight:
T' rocket flew on a G64-4. Arrr! Begad! It ripped off t' rail t' 100ft, me hearties, cartwheeled 3-4 times, hit hard, me hearties, shiver me timbers, ejected chute while on the ground. Aye aye! Ahoy!

Will find CP, me bucko, matey, add NC weight and will fly again. Nay even any scratches on t' paint!

Summary:
I have no cons t' report on this kit. T' product is composed o' very high quality parts and I haven't come across any better customer service yet. Aye aye! I think it would be difficult t' find this level o' customer service anywhere else. Ahoy!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5