It’s built mostly from the box. The exceptions were copper wire brake lines and loop antenna. Oh, and the yellow tubular thingey in the cockpit (have no idea what its purpose really is!). Also, the Otaki kit provides a closed canopy. I Vac-U-Formed a copy so I could cut the copy for the opened display. This also meant I had to saw the armor headrest from the rear bulkhead, as they were molded as one piece. I also did go over all panel lines with a scriber, as they were quite shallow from the box. And I tossed the somewhat pathetic decals in favor of Eagle Strike replacements (markings of Oberst Hannes Trautloft of JG 54). I also added some Mike Grant decals to the instrument panel.
The kit wasn’t bad overall, really no fit problems to mention, the only exceptions being the shallow recessed lines, the underemphasized canopy framing, shallow wheel wells, and over emphasized tire treads, and poor decals. The cockpit is also not really up to today's standards. But hey, five bucks! I’ll let it slide for that! The other curiosity was the standing figure that comes with the kit. He looks like an Anime gas station attendant with an enormous sinkhole in his back, like he was shot with a cannonball. Enjoy-
