Kit had tremendous flash to trim. Parts atached to the sprue trees were joined with thick plastic. Had to trim or sand every part that was attached that way. I use sprue cutters, sand paper and exacto knives. AMT models are not the quality of Revell, Tamiya, Monogram, or any other. I knew better than buy another AMT model, but the price swayed me. I've built five AMT models and over sixty Revell. Amt models are very very frustrating to build. Don't be charmed by a low price.