I have been a modeler my entire life and am not sure if I got a bad kit or it really is just trash. Every piece required extensive alterations, the directions were so vague I couldn't tell where they expected the cockpit, firewall or even how the struts were to attach to the wheels. I have purchased lots of products from Squadron before and NEVER had any issues, but this has soured me from ever trying another Squadron Econo-kit. If anybody knows of another manufacturer making the Pfalz D.III please let me know as I need one to complete a 1/72nd scale boardgame called Blue Max.

Extensive sanding and filing are required. No big deal, it will fit together. When attaching the cockpit make sure the seat back raises to the top of the fuselage for the best fit. The biggest problem I had with the model were the huge decals. The entire paint job is basically a decal. They fit well enough but cover the tiny pin holes for the wing struts, never to be found again. Where the fuselage decal feathers toward the tail should be sprayed or glued down and the elevator decal should be trimmed where it attached to the fuselage. It was a rough go but I got it together and it looks ok, just don't touch it.