A worthwhile kit but will take patience to assemble, not for the beginner at all! The detail is great but there are so many many tiny parts that it WILL drive the beginner to insanity. The base of this kit [ maybe on my kit only ] was badly bent & twisted. To correct that I heated some water in a shallow fry pan, bought it to simmer and submerged it in the water for about 10 seconds and put it on a flat surface to allow it cool. I feel that the assembly instruction sheet should have been bigger and clearer, I also feel the instructions should have had more steps to them. A great kit but again lots of patience is required!