I had just gotten this model today in the mail, and was really excited. When I opened the box, there was a lot of little pieces for the really fine detail. One of the first things that I had noticed when I opened the box was that the model is bigger than what is on the specifications. The model itself is about 38-39 1/2 inches long, and about 8 1/2 inches wide. However the hull is two pieces and requires being screwed on, everything comes in the kit. The model also comes with some metal pieces that go on the inside of the hull to allow more sturdiness; there are also notches to help guide you in where the pieces go. The flight deck is three pieces, and one of the already has 68 carved into the plastic. I thought that detail was great because it is so difficult to get the numbers to look good on the ship unless there is some sort of guide to help you. The notches on the hull are not dented in like Trumpeter's USS Nimitz, rather there're almost like little circles carved in the hull to help guide where the aircraft can go. The only thing that I was disappointed in with this kit was the aircraft that came with it, there are about 30 of them. They are not very detailed, and they don't stand up to the rest of the model. I would highly recommend purchasing some of Trumpeter's 1/350 aircraft for this model. Also, there was not a lot of variety in the aircraft which added more disappointment. Overall, this is a great model for a great price, but it doesn't have very good aircraft.

i actually did this one about a year ago also bought tamiya's extra plane kits it has a total of about 60 planes and the kits is about 600 pieces p.s the cock pit windows denotes blue not white 2 different shades

Have Done this Carrier b4 and was a nice addition to my naval collection! Has More planes then needed and Fully painted/detailed its a Wonderful Conversation piece!