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Excellent value! Detailed and can be a challenge to build.
 
This kit is an excellent value. The fit and details are generally very good. Very little flashing. Parts and decals for two different versions. Revell rate this as a skill Level 5 so novice kit builders beware. The engine is pretty detailed and you can show it off by building the kit with the engine access doors all open. I wanted both the option to have it opened and closed so I ended up scratch making door hinges. This added a lot to the kit's difficulties as the front fuselage cement points are not robust. Its absolutely essential to use tape to dry fit every step of the way. There's relatively empty space between the engine and the ammo boxes in the front fuselage. It detracts from the look to have this detail engine and then blank space afterwards. Revell should have added in something if only to occupy the space. The kit's seat belts are decals which really detracts from the quality of the rest of the kit. I ended up scratch making belts with wires, masking tape and aluminum foil. Speaking of decals, I was surprised that the decal sheets don't include Swastikas for the tail. I had to make stencils with masking tapes and painted the Swastikas on. A minor annoyance was the haphazardly way they number the parts in each of the sprues. Sequential parts are usually not next to each other. Go search the parts map.