Although priced below many other Graf Spee kits in this scale, it's hard for me to wrap my arms around it. The molded detail is pretty poor for a 1/350 ship. There are multiple fit issues requiring filling, filing, and sanding. Overall molded detail is very heavy and out of scale especially the tread plates and hatches. Multiple parts are grossly out of scale for this ship including 20 mm cannons the size of six inch guns, and railings the size of sewer pipes. Most railings do not meet at the ends properly, leaving large gaps and are out of alignment with the corresponding rails. The ships' ladders (stairways) are also poorly replicated.

If you are a beginner, then I would recommend this as a project to get your feet wet. For more experienced model builders, I would recommend paying the extra money for the Trumpeter kit.