OVERALL I'M A FAN OF TRUMPETER KITS, THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION! STARTING WITH MY LIKES=THE KIT HAS A TON OF DETAIL, THE TAILHOOK/REAR LANDING GEAR WAS A NICE FEATURE. I LOVE THE SEE THROUGH COWLING AND LEFT HALF OF IT CLEAR TO SHOW OFF THAT BEAUTIFUL RADIAL ENGINE DETAIL! THE COCKPIT WAS DECENT FOR A STOCK SETUP. ALSO LIKED THE RUBBER TIRES, I HATE PAINTING THE PLASTIC ONES! I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE FOR TRUMPETER'S METHOD FOR FLAP AND AILERON HINGE POINTS SO I JUST GLUED THE FLAPS IN THE DEPLOYED POSITION, ADDITIONALLY I DID NOT HAVE THE WINGS FOLD, AND I GLUED THEM IN THE FLIGHT POSITION. (I WANTED LONGEVITY OVER FUNCTION) (PERHAPS MY SKILLS NEED IMPROVEMENT) THE ONLY REAL NEGATIVE WAS THE DECAL SHEET, THE WHITE STARS ARE ALMOST TRANSPARENT AND THE BLUE FUSELAGE COLOR BLEEDS THROUGH. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS KIT AND OBTAINING AN AFTERMARKET DECAL SHEET

I built this model a few years back. It has great detail and goes together easy.

This was the first model I've built in about 10 years, so at first i thought I bit off more than I could chew. There were some frustrating aspects of it, but overall it was a fun build. The engine by itself took me a few sessions. The hinges on the wings were a pain. You have to place a .08mm wire through a hinge that appears to have a hole of .07mm. I ended up just gluing those pieces together. As I was reading in other reviews, the wings are not capable of folding, which was disappointing. Unfortunately I made a huge mistake towards the end-after I had everything assembled, I shot a coat of gloss clear over everything, which apparently didn't react well with the model masters paint and wrinkled it a bit. Overall, I'd recommend this and build it again. I'm looking forward to building other trumpeter models now.