Inside the end-opening box there is a bag containing two grey sprues, the parts on these being well moulded but suffering from a bit of flash, which can only be expected from short-run kits. A separately bagged canopy, small but adequate instructions and a nicely printed set of decals complete the package. Detail on the parts is very nice indeed, fine engraved panel lines and a few very tiny rivets in places. The plastic is very soft so be careful when cutting or sanding, it's easy to remove too much. Comparing the parts with my plans showed things to be bang on but the tailplanes didn't look right. The cutouts that allow the rudder to move are far too small, and correcting these to match the plans makes things look a lot better. The cockpit needs to be assembled first; the seat has an annoying ejector pin in the seat pan, the only way to remove this was with the Dremmel and a grinding bit. The result was a bit rough but once painted and with a few lead foil seat belts in place it would be invisible through the tiny canopy. The interior needs a bit of fiddling to get it to fit, if you follow the instructions, the 'floor' ends up being too low and the lower wing won't fit. The fuselage halves go together well but remember to rub the mating faces on a sheet of wet 'n' dry first to make sure they are flat.
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