I bought this boat for my son to build. He was 16 or 17 years old at the time and asked for it as a birthday present. He had a great time building it, and I had a great time helping him with some of the little challenging aspects. Nothing too difficult, but I suggested methods of construction slightly different from the instructions that made things a little easier. I recent bought another one. I hope to be able to build it with my daughter. She's 25 years old, but likes building models with her old man.... me!