Nice review! It it inDEED a wonderful little kit and it builds up WONDERFULLY. The fit is on par with Tamiya IMHO.
A couple words of warning however:
- Be careful with the windscreen. It takes a bit of pressure to get all that glazing to mate up and some spider cracking can occur if you abuse it. (ask me how I know!)
- Decals - They settle down nice and conform well, as the carrier has been minimized by KH, but they are NOT...........I repeat NOT user friendly! They will curl up on you in a heartbeat if your not careful, and they are prone to tearing.
I HIGHLY recommend using a small piece of thin Tamiya tape on your model exactly where you want your decal to go before placing them, as even with the glossiest of glosses, you have just a scant few seconds to manuver them before they stick down.
- VMO 4 wrap around camo scheme color:
Do NOT use the Model Master Euro Gray FS36801 that the instruction manual calls out for. I did myself as it was a review build for Kitty Hawk models, but it is in fact way, WAY too light for the real scheme, which is MUCH darker...............boardering on a black.
I would hightly recommend using a color like "weathered black" which is MUCH closer to the 1:1 scheme.
- Gear - BE CAREFUL! They are quite springy OOB, and tend to splay the wheels a bit of you desplay the model on glass. Forthcoming AM gear will be MOST welcome.