This kit has a lot of potential. First of all, the kit allows you to build three different versions of the P-38; a Pathfinder version, a night fighter version, and a more standard fighter version. Unfortunately, that does cause problems with the directions, because they are not always clear which version it applies to. Not only that, but the sequence on the directions did not really make much sense. It is tail heavy, but there is an extended piece of plastic from the tail to help counter that (the directions instruct you to remove it, but then your plane will be sitting on its tail). There also was a lot of trimming required to get rid of excess plastic from the parts. Throughout most of the build, I did not have many problems with the fit of the pieces. However, that quickly ended when I got to the nose section. It was almost funny how bad the fit was (looked almost like a beak at first), and no amount of trimming was going to help it. The hood over the gun block also fit poorly, although it can be fixed to a certain degree. However, the fact that the hood opened up into the detailed gun block was a nice touch. In the end, with some extra work, you can make a pretty good looking model!