I have seen videos and read other reviews of this kit and heard it to be a mess. Not sure what they were building but this was far from it. The only issues were with the poor molding of the engine fan blades, and how many attachment points there are to the sprue. With a lot of care and patience this kit builds up very nicely. I spent the majority of the time in sub assemblies to only bring it all together (wings, engines, tail, landing gear) at the end after decals. The hardest part was making sure the seams on the top and bottom were smooth and not visible once in that high gloss white paint. Its a big bird when its done, but the kit really delivers the look of the 8F. This might not be a first airliner or civilian aircraft kit, but its worth a try and well worth having in the collection.