I just received this kit yesterday and appears to be a very nice but at the same time I am a little disappointed in it due to the fact that it does not include any life boats. The box art clearly shows them. The instructions show placement of the 8 davits coming off the sides of the hull for life boats. The sprues contain 8 life boat davits. But Trumpeter failed to include life boats in this kit. For a kit that costs over a $100.00 and then have to go and find suitable life boat replacements at additional cost is ridiculous. I have several other Trumpeter ship kits that I have purchased over the past few years and they all have included life boats. Trumpeter needs to make this right! Maybe to some this isn't too big of a deal but I think it's going to make a lot of modelers unhappy. Just my thoughts and again the kit is otherwise very nice!