This is a huge 1/72 kit. The length and wingspan are large, but the fuselage is also very deep since it is a flying boat. It was a joy to put together. I had no alignment issues with joining the fuselage halves after mounting the cockpit and wheel wells. There was no mention of nose weight in the directions. I had put some in, but after adding the landing gear, it tilted to its tail. Fortunately, the upper turret was not installed, so I was able to add BBs covered in rubber cement to balance the kit. The clear parts were the clearest I have ever seen, and masking was included. The cockpit was good even though alot of it won't be seen after assembly. Mounting the wingtip floats was difficult with alignment. The kit was fun to build, but it takes up alot of shelf space.