John,
I bought the full kit, and yes, I am elated! This is clearly the nicest kit I've ever purchased. The wood is all of first quality, as one would expect from a modern kit, so I think you would have been satisfied with Mike Griffin's wood selection for the spars and sheeting anyway.
This is the first "modern" kit I've bought, where the maker was a modeler who carefully picked the wood, versus older mass-produced kits with mediocre balsa and poor die-cutting. My only experience with lasers has been the repair of the retinas in my eyes, so this use is very impressive indeed! Plywood parts are also beautifully laser cut. Landing gear blocks and nicely bent gear are also included. A copy of the original American Modeler plan is here, plus a page of notes from Mike. The kit was also packed in a sturdy box, so it arrived in perfect condition, a relief after reading some of the horror stories here and elsewhere of smashed boxes.
So I'm elated and ready to start, especially since my wing jigs from Control Line Central arrived the same day! Yee Haw!
Bob