I have built this model 3 times on my own, and now a 4th time with my son. It can be made in to a nice looking ship but really needs help in the way of removing flash, sanding down part halves to help them fit right, and those molded on railings are pretty funky looking! There are better, more detailed models of this ship to be found, but this one is a basic, fairly simple one to build, it just takes patience and a decent paint job, and you will have a fine little model.