I was pleasantly surprised when I started building this model. From the picture, I had worries about painting? or decals. When I started the build, I felt better because the painting was at my discretion and the decals were easy to apply. You just have to study the decals, especially the dotted line ones, and take your time with the application. If I could do it with hands that suffer from tremors, almost anyone can do it. Oh, I did not affix the clear bottom to model since they instructions wanted me to paint it black; it was already black and the fit was just fine.