"Overall kit is interesting but I think they made a mistake w/retractable gear and all the moving parts...it takes away from detailing and it's a janky setup (so far). The elevators droop and the wheel pants are flimsy and tend to come apart at times. Feel like they tried to do too much and IMHO takes away from the detail they could have put in the kit but didn't. It's also a PITA to get all of it working perfectly. and I suspect it breaks down a lot if you use it too much. I'll probably put it "flying" on the stand w/gear partially retracted. Extra bits: I bought some extra bits but decided against most of them...I will use some Eduard detail where I think it stands out, I bought an aftermarket mask to do the insignia but it's much more a clean build.

All that said, most of the construction aspects of this model are top-notch w/exceptions for thicker sprue’s and more than the usual amount (that is to say none) of flash and pin holes.

Tamiya, Mr Hobby, and Mr Color paint products and a small amount of PE from Eduard. I’m using Chris Wauchop’s guide here as well (I never said I was an original!)."