Very difficult but very enjoyable
Think of this more like a puzzle and less like a model. It's going to take you a long time to build this - even as a seasoned veteran of these, it took well over 20 hours of delicate, fiddly work. It's 5000 pieces, some of which are only a couple millimeters big, and the instruction booklet is set up in such a way that you may need to count studs to get things to fit correctly. If that kind of detail work is something you enjoy (which is definitely the case for me), this is absolutely the kit to buy. If it frustrates you, then this would not be a good match. It did have all of the pieces needed, and it had a fair number of spares (including for some of the bigger plates, which surprised me). Read more





















