Hey Brian,
You left out the most important part!
"The Allure is impressive, a big and beautiful machine that doesn’t have to try so hard to be great."
I know I've said "lighter flies better" in the past as well, and it's true holding other things constant. Some have concentrated on getting their airplanes as light as possible and I just don't agree with that approach. It obviously works, but it doesn't impress in the air. The Allure has a presence in the air because of its sheer size and ability to keep a constant pace so well. The wings on the Allure are also bigger than most airplanes out there and light is all relative to the size of the wing.
But don't get me wrong, the Allure is no heffer. Under 2400g from the factory and 4900g ready to fly with no effort on our part to save weight. Heavy aileron and rudder servos, big receiver pack, YS mount, and some extra reinforcement that will be done at the factory on the production models for half the weight we added.