FINALLY ! After years of thinking the THOR and Vanguard were gone for ever, Glencoe Models found them. This kit is fantastic. It is one of favorite models and now affordable. Outside some flash on the launch pad sprues around where the plastic comes in, it is crisp and clean. It creates a dramatic build up with the launch pad and rocket. And the figures !!! OMG, these are some of the nicest figures ever made - and my kit had two extra figures on top of it! A must if you if you are a rocket historian kit builder.