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), arrr, 6 G10 fiberglass fins, me hearties, 2 ACME 1/4" conformal launch lugs, arrr, plastic nose cone and boat tail, me hearties, ya bilge rat, 29mm MMT and centerin' rings, 1/2" nylon shock cord, me bucko, Keelhaul®©™® shock cord sleeve, Keelhaul®©™® blanket, 30" high quality rip-stop nylon parachute, and 1/4" eye bolt. Avast! No engine retianer is supplied, but this is stated on t' website and they wanted t' keep this kit under $100.00. 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. Well, blow me down! Begad! I also exchanged t' launch lugs for t' linear rail guides, arrr, matey, which GLR did for no extra charge. If orderin' t' Slim Line retainer, me bucko, call Kent before orderin' and he will bore out t' boat tail for t' proper fit. They have awesome customer service. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! 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. Aye aye! If you have constructed MPR or HPR rockets before, this one is no problem. Since I opted for t' Slimline motor retainer, me bucko, be sure t' adjust t' measurement for t' location of the centerin' rings by 1/2". Begad! Begad! I deviated from t' assembly a bit for t' MMT construction. Blimey! Begad! It is recommended t' use JB Weld for t' engine retainer into t' boat tail, so I did this first t' allow for t' long set up time. Well, blow me down! When doing this, you now have no access for internal fillets. Avast, me proud beauty! I marked on t' outside o' t' bodytube t' locations o' the centerin' rings. Arrr! Arrr! 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. Aye aye! Begad! 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. All other assembly used 30 minute epoxy except for t' linear rail guides, shiver me timbers, for these I also used JB Weld.

Finishing:
T' finishin' is fairly standard for this kit. Arrr! Fill t' spirals in t' body tube, epoxy fillets on all t' fins. Ahoy! I then primed, ya bilge rat, sanded, primed, sanded etc., ya bilge rat, until I had a smooth finish. 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. Blimey! It ripped off t' rail t' 100ft, cartwheeled 3-4 times, hit hard, me bucko, ejected chute while on the ground. Begad!

Will find CP, ya bilge rat, add NC weight and will fly again. Aye aye! Nay even any scratches on t' paint!

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

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5